[A woman with a painful shoulder and cold hand]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2010:154:A791.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman presented with a left-sided humeral fracture and a cold hand, caused by a dissection of her axillar artery. She was treated conservatively and perfusion recovered spontaneously.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Dissection / etiology*
  • Axillary Artery / injuries*
  • Female
  • Hand / blood supply*
  • Hand / pathology
  • Humans
  • Humeral Fractures / complications
  • Humeral Fractures / diagnosis*