PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - John C. Eun
AU  - William R. Hiatt
AU  - Natalia O. Glebova
TI  - Nonatherosclerotic limb ischemia: Prompt evaluation and diagnosis
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15102
DP  - 2016 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 741--751
VI  - 83
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/10/741.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/10/741.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2016 Oct 01; 83
AB  - Limb ischemia is most often associated with atherosclerosis and older age. When a younger patient without risk factors for atherosclerosis presents with symptoms of limb ischemia, vascular occlusion may not be suspected initially, thus delaying diagnosis and treatment. Delayed diagnosis can lead to a poor outcome. Here, we describe several uncommon causes of limb ischemia and their initial presentations, workup, and treatment to help guide the practitioner in making a timely diagnosis in this unusual patient population.