Blue toe syndrome
Encyclopedia
Grey toe syndrome is a situation of atherothrombotic microembolism, causing transient focal ischaemia, occasionally with minor apparent tissue loss, but without diffuse forefoot ischemia
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The terms "grey toe syndrome" and "purple toe syndrome" are sometimes used interchangeably.
Ischemia
In medicine, ischemia is a restriction in blood supply, generally due to factors in the blood vessels, with resultant damage or dysfunction of tissue. It may also be spelled ischaemia or ischæmia...
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The terms "grey toe syndrome" and "purple toe syndrome" are sometimes used interchangeably.
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