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- Title
Splinter haemorrhages in a patient with systemic mastocytosis and hypereosinophilia.
- Authors
Rodríguez‐Troncoso, Mar; Llamas‐Molina, José María; Benavente‐Fernández, Alberto; Narváez‐Simón, María; Ruiz‐Villaverde, Ricardo
- Abstract
This article discusses a case study of a 61-year-old woman with systemic mastocytosis and hypereosinophilia who presented with symptoms of tachycardia, severe hypotension, and nausea. The patient had splinter hemorrhages, which are dark, non-bleachable subungual lesions caused by disruption of the nail bed's spiral arteries. While splinter hemorrhages are commonly associated with infective endocarditis, they can also occur in other conditions such as psoriasis, lichen planus, or connective tissue disorders. The authors suggest that in this particular case, the excess of mast cells in systemic mastocytosis may have contributed to the development of splinter hemorrhages, in addition to eosinophilia.
- Subjects
HYPEREOSINOPHILIC syndrome; MAST cell disease; HEMORRHAGE; TISSUE plasminogen activator
- Publication
British Journal of Haematology, 2024, Vol 204, Issue 6, p2149
- ISSN
0007-1048
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bjh.19349