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Peripheral Vascular Disease as a Mode of Presentation of Pseudoxanthomaasticum
Author(s) -
Wahlqvist M. L.,
Fox R. M.,
Beecht A. M.,
Favilla I.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1977.tb03376.x
Subject(s) - pseudoxanthoma elasticum , medicine , angioid streaks , peripheral , vascular disease , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , arterial disease , cardiology , ophthalmology , surgery , retinal , choroidal neovascularization
Summary Peripheral vascular disease as a mode of presentation of pseudoxanthoma elasticum. M. L. Wahlqvist, R. M. Fox, A. M. Beech and I. Favilla, Aust. N.Z. J. Med, 1977′, 7, pp. 523–525. Two men presenting with premature peripheral vascular disease and minimal risk for atherosclerosis were found to have pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). Fluorescein angiography was found to be of potential value in the early recognition of angioid streaks and pseudoxanthoma elasticum. There was evidence of disruption of arterial elastic tissue which may contribute to atherogenesis in PXE. Management is presently limited largely to minimizing risk factors for atherosclerotic vascular disease.