Digital vasculitis after splenectomy in a patient with Felty's syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case is reported of a man with Felty's syndrome in whom digital cutaneous vasculitis developed after a splenectomy. This may be a coincidental occurrence but a possible mechanism is suggested by which the splenectomy may have modified the immunopathology of the disease.
Medical subject headings
- Felty Syndrome
- Postoperative Complications
- Splenectomy
- Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous