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Blue Toe Syndrome

Known as: Blue Toe Syndrome [Disease/Finding], Syndrome, Blue Toe 
A condition that is caused by recurring atheroembolism in the lower extremities. It is characterized by cyanotic discoloration of the toes, usually… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2014
Review
2014
[Skin and chronic kidney disease].
Kidneys and skin are seldom considered associated, but their relationship is more closer than generally believed. In some… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
What is the "purple heel"?
We have been hearing a lot lately about deep tissue injury and its hypothesized association with the ‘‘purple heel.’’ The concept… 
1994
1994
External iliac ligation and axillary-bifemoral bypass for blue toe syndrome.
BACKGROUND This report describes six patients with atheroemboli to both lower extremities that originated from the abdominal… 
1986
1986
Blue toe syndrome.
Blue toe syndrome is easily misdiagnosed because the cyanotic mottling resembles localized bruising from minor foot trauma… 
1983
1983
Blue toe syndrome--a warning sign of unsuspected vascular injury.
A case report is presented of a young patient involved in a motor vehicle accident, who initially demonstrated no physical or… 
1983
1983
Blue toe syndrome--a warning sign of unsuspected vascular injury.
A case report is presented of a young patient involved in a motor vehicle accident, who initially demonstrated no physical or… 
1982
1982
Experience with the Blue Toe Syndrome.
1981
1981
The Blue Toe Syndrome: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Department of Pathology, Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia… 
1981
1981
Tibial arteriovenous fistula: successful use for limb salvage.
Embolization of atheromatous material from abdominal aortic aneurysms to the distal arterial circuit is a well-recognized… 
1980
1980
Bilateral blue toe syndrome. A case report.
  • M. RosenbergD. Shah
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1980
  • Corpus ID: 43730364
IN 1945, Flory1described episodes of multiple emboli of atheromatous material to small arteries. Although these arteries perfused…