An unusual cause of toe necrosis

Peripheral vascular disease is a rare feature of pheochromocytoma. This potentially catastrophic but curable tumor should be suspected in combination of distal necrosis with hypertension and palpable pulses. We report such an unusual case of pheochromocytoma presenting as toe necrosis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bandawar, Mayur S., Ansari, Mohammad S., Behera, Arunanshu, Bhadada, Sanjay K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3659886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23776872
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.107872
Descripción
Sumario:Peripheral vascular disease is a rare feature of pheochromocytoma. This potentially catastrophic but curable tumor should be suspected in combination of distal necrosis with hypertension and palpable pulses. We report such an unusual case of pheochromocytoma presenting as toe necrosis.

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