Blue toe syndrome
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Grey toe syndrome is a situation of atherothrombotic microembolism, causing transient focal ischaemia, occasionally with minor apparent tissue loss, but without diffuse forefoot ischemia.[1]
The terms "grey toe syndrome" and "purple toe syndrome" are sometimes used interchangeably.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ 'Standards for vascular reporting'
- ^ Hirschmann JV, Raugi GJ (January 2009). "Grey (or purple) toe syndrome". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 60 (1): 1–20; quiz 21–2. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2008.09.038. PMID 19103358. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0190-9622(08)01218-8.
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