Interactive Medical Case
Graham T. McMahon, M.D., M.M.Sc., Editor, Joel T. Katz, M.D., Associate Editor, Bruce D. Levy, M.D., Associate Editor, Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Editor
Painful Purple Toes
N Engl J Med 2009; 361:e58December 17, 2009
- Case
A 57-year-old man presented to the emergency department with painful purple toes. He had first noted pain and discoloration in his left great toe 2 weeks earlier. One week before presentation, the pain and discoloration had progressed to involve the left second and third toes. During the preceding 3 weeks, the patient also had intermittent blurry vision, fleeting episodes of . . .
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