Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1971;53:1001-1006.
© 1971 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Peripheral Gangrene as a Complication of Rheumatoid Arthritis
REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
JOSEPH K. CUMMINGS M.D.1 and
JULIO TALEISNIK M.D.1
1 From the Hand Surgery Service, University of California at Irvine
The literature has been reviewed on the etiology, clinical picture, and the pathology of vasculitis as it occurs in association with rheumatoid arthritis, and a case is presented with severe involvement requiring amputation.