Severe generalized dermatitis in a nickel-allergic patient with a popliteal artery nitinol stent

We present the case of a patient who developed a full-body desquamating macular-papular, pruritic rash after endovascular placement of a popliteal artery nitinol stent for acute limb ischemia. The rash was resistant to high-dose steroid and immunosuppressive treatment and intensive topical treatment...

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Main Authors: Andres Guerra, BS, Melissa Kirkwood, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246842871630048X