The Mysterious Case of the Purple Toes

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Identifier walsh_1998_s2_c4
Title The Mysterious Case of the Purple Toes
Creator Howard D. Pomeranz, MD; Simmons Lessell, MD
Affiliation (HDP) (SL) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA
Subject Nystagmus, Pathologic; Purpura; Thrombosis; Paresis; Brain Infarction; Endocarditis; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; Adenocarcinoma; Pancreatic Neoplasms
History A 65-year old female with purpuric toe lesions and a history of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension and alcohol abuse.
Pathology Mural thrombus in left ventricle
Disease/Diagnosis Disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to pancreatic carcinoma
Clinical Suppressed oculocephalic reflexes
Presenting Symptom Purpura of the toes
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Corticosteroids
Date 1998
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 24th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of 1998 Walsh Session
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s62b91r8
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178035
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62b91r8
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