Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa presenting as a solitary blue toe Amanda Joy Tschetter, MD, Vincent Liu, MD, Karolyn A. Wanat, MD Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Volume 71, Issue 3, Pages e95-e97 (September 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.03.037 Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa presenting as a solitary blue toe. Plantar side view of the left great toe reveals edema and violaceous nodularity with collarettes of thick scale and changes from the previous biopsy. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2014 71, e95-e97DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2014.03.037) Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa presenting as a solitary blue toe. Histopathologic specimen reveals a neutrophilic infiltrate obliterating a medium-sized blood vessel wall in the deep dermis consistent with a medium vessel vasculitis. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×20.) Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2014 71, e95-e97DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2014.03.037) Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions