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Revascularization by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty improved abruptly deteriorated ischaemic symptoms in cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa
Author(s) -
Osada S.,
Akiyama M.,
Takasaki M.,
Takagawa S.,
Nakazawa K.,
Murata S.,
Sawada Y.,
Kawana S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04050.x
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , polyarteritis nodosa , foot (prosody) , surgery , revascularization , angioplasty , occlusion , ischemia , cardiology , vasculitis , disease , linguistics , philosophy , myocardial infarction
Summary We report a patient with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa, who had a 3‐year history of recurrent leg and foot ulcers. Symptoms of ischaemia in the left foot, including severe pain, coldness, paraesthesia and violaceous discoloration, deteriorated abruptly, because of complete occlusion of the left anterior tibial artery. The occluded segment was revascularized by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, resulting in a dramatic improvement in the ischaemic symptoms.