Thrombocythemia as a Cause of Erythermalgia
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 113 (4) , 468-471
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1977.01640040076011
Abstract
• Erythermalgia is a distinctive clinical entity characterized by local redness, warmth, and burning pain in the distal portions of the extremities. In this study, erythermalgia was observed in two patients with myeloproliferative disease. A new theory suggesting abnormally rapid platelet aggregation as a cause of erythermalgia was advanced. The following evidence is presented: (1) histologic evidence of thrombi occluding the arterioles and probably composed of platelet aggregates; (2) reversal of the clinical findings with platelet aggregating drugs, such as heparin sodium and acetylsalicylic acid; (3) disappearance of the erythermalgia with the adequate control of the myeloproliferative disease. (Arch Dermatol 113:468-471, 1977)Keywords
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