Prothrombotic Profile in Children With Peripheral Gangrene

Peripheral gangrene in children with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy with severe clinical manifestation, frequent recurrence, and poor long-term prognosis. It is usually caused by abnormalities in complement regulation. We report 2 cases of children affected by a catastrophic extrarenal complication. A 4-year-old Indian girl developed gangrene of the finger tips 2 days after initial presen...

Prothrombotic disorders in children with moyamoya syndrome.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Moyamoya syndrome is an uncommon chronic occlusive cerebrovascular disease in children. The origin of moyamoya syndrome remains undetermined. The role of the prothrombotic disorders contributing to its pathogenesis has not been completely elucidated. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of prothrombotic disorders in a pediatric population with moyamoya...

Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene

A 27-year-old woman presented to the clinic with well-demarcated symmetrical dry gangrene of all the toes. The onset was insidious during recent hospitalization for urosepsis and shock. There is no antecedent history of peripheral ischemia, use of oral contraceptive pill, or smoking. Her medical history is significant for hypertension and preeclampsia. Dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses...

Peripheral gangrene in polycythaemia vera.

well account for the phonocardiographic features of extreme variability of the A2-OC interval and the intermittent absence of the OC. The systolic murmur was in keeping with mitral reflux with its rate related variability. In a very ill patient with a malfunctioning mitral Starr-Edwards prosthesis we feel that the phonocardiographic findings can be a useful bedside adjunct to the physician and ...

Peripheral gangrene in myocardial infarction.