RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nonatherosclerotic limb ischemia: Prompt evaluation and diagnosis
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 741
OP 751
DO 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15102
VO 83
IS 10
A1 John C. Eun
A1 William R. Hiatt
A1 Natalia O. Glebova
YR 2016
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/10/741.abstract
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.