TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - BLUE TOE SYNDROME (ATHEROMATOUS EMBOLIZATION) A1 - Shakhnovich, Irina A2 - Dean, Steven M. A2 - Satiani, Bhagwan A2 - Abraham, William T. PY - 2015 T2 - Color Atlas and Synopsis of Vascular Diseases AB - A 62-year-old woman with a history of smoking presented to the emergency room complaining of acute onset of pain and color change of the left toes. All five of her toes turned purple-blue in color (Figure 8-1). The patient also reported a low-grade fever but denied any precipitating events. Her past medical history was significant for hypertension and coronary artery disease. Her feet were warm, and she had diminished bilateral femoral pulses and absent distal pulses on physical examination. Upon further questioning, the patient admitted to short-distance claudication. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/14 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105289674 ER -