[Arteritis in the young: diagnostic tools]

Marc Lambert; Pierre-Yves Hatron

doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2011.02.039

[Arteritis in the young: diagnostic tools]

Presse Med. 2011 Jul-Aug;40(7-8):707-12. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2011.02.039. Epub 2011 May 5.

[Article in French]

Authors

Marc Lambert¹, Pierre-Yves Hatron

Affiliation

¹ CHRU, hôpital Huriez, service de médecine interne, centre de référence des maladies systémiques, centre de compétence des maladies vasculaires rares, 59037 Lille cedex, France. marc.lambert@chru-lille.fr

PMID: 21549555
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2011.02.039

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is the main cause of lower limb claudication. Upper limb claudication is evocative of thromboangiitis obliterans, which is frequently a cause of peripheral artery disease in the young. Vascular compression could be searched for in patients with sport occupational activity. Ultrasonography, CT scan and MRI are useful for the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases, genetical diseases and radic arteriopathy. Blood count and search for thrombophilia are used for the diagnosis of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome or myeloproliferative disorders.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Arteritis / diagnosis*
Arteritis / etiology
Humans
Intermittent Claudication / diagnosis*
Intermittent Claudication / etiology
Thromboangiitis Obliterans / diagnosis*
Thromboangiitis Obliterans / etiology