European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Page 377, March 2007

Arterial Occlusion from Anti-Jo1 Antibody-Associated Autoimmune Myositis: Arteritis not Compartment Syndrome

  • M.J. Laugharne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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  • J.J. Wood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
    • ,
  • D.C. Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
    • ,
  • S.C. Glover

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Immunology and General Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK

published online 30 December 2006.

We present a case of arterial occlusion secondary to polymyositis associated with anti-Jo1 antibodies. A 44 year old lady presented with thigh pain and myositis associated with anti-Jo1 antibody positivity. She developed critical lower limb ischaemia with normal compartment pressures but occlusive disease on angiography. Management was with steroids and methotrexate with amputation of three digits. This case illustrates adult arteritis in the presence of acute polymyositis and anti-Jo1 antibodies as a rare yet diagnostically challenging cause of arterial ischaemia.

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PII: S1078-5884(06)00664-2

doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.10.034

Refers to article:

  • Arterial Occlusion from Anti-Jo1 Antibody-associated Autoimmune Myositis: Arteritis not Compartment Syndrome

    M.J. Laugharne, J.J. Wood, D.C. Mitchell, S.C. Glover
    EJVES Extra February 2007 (Vol. 13, Issue 2, Pages 23-25)

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Page 377, March 2007

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