A 52-Year-Old With Painful Fingertips

JAMA. 2023 Dec 26;330(24):2388-2389. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.22011.
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Plain language summary

A patient had cold, cyanotic fingertips with small ulcerations. Laboratory testing showed leukocytosis, eosinophilia, and elevated D-dimer level; results of tests for antinuclear antibodies, antiphospholipid antibodies, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies against proteinase 3 and myeloperoxidase, and HIV were negative. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Fingers*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain* / etiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic