RT Book, Section
A1 Weinberg, Ido
A1 Jaff, Michael R.
A2 Dean, Steven M.
A2 Satiani, Bhagwan
A2 Abraham, William T.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105291455
T1 BENIGN ACUTE BLUE FINGER
T2 Color Atlas and Synopsis of Vascular Diseases
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071749541
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105291455
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  35-year-old  Caucasian  man  was  referred  for  evaluation  of  recurrent  upper  extremity  digital  ischemia.  He  had  experienced  three  discrete  episodes  of  acute  right  finger  discoloration  over  the  previous  2  years.  The  first  episode  involved  a  spontaneous,  painless  purple  mass  that  appeared  at  the  base  of  the  right  fourth  finger  without  antecedent  trauma.  A  two-dimensional  transthoracic  echocardiogram  (TTE)  performed  to  assess  for  a  cardiogenic  source  of  emboli  was  normal.  The  finger  discoloration  resolved  within  several  days.  Computed  tomographic  angiography  (CTA)  of  the  aortic  arch  and  left  upper  extremity  arteries  was  performed  and  was  normal.  He  was  ultimately  diagnosed  with  benign  blue  finger.