Revascularization by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty improved abruptly deteriorated ischaemic symptoms in cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: S Osada, M Akiyama, M Takasaki, S Takagawa, K Nakazawa, S Murata, Y Sawada, S Kawana
• Journal: Clinical and experimental dermatology (Clin Exp Dermatol) Vol. 36 Issue 5 Pg. 502-5 (Jul 2011) ISSN: 1365-2230 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21463351 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © The Author(s). CED © 2011 British Association of Dermatologists.

Topics

• Angioplasty (methods)
• Arterial Occlusive Diseases (diagnostic imaging, etiology, pathology, therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Ischemia (etiology, therapy)
• Leg Ulcer (etiology, therapy)
• Middle Aged
• Polyarteritis Nodosa (complications, therapy)
• Radiography
• Skin (blood supply)
• Tibial Arteries (diagnostic imaging, pathology)