Elevated anticardiolipin antibodies in a patient with vibration-white-finger, valvular heart disease and psoriatic arthritis

N J McHugh; D M Elvins; E F Ring

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Elevated anticardiolipin antibodies in a patient with vibration-white-finger, valvular heart disease and psoriatic arthritis

N J McHugh, D M Elvins, E F Ring

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We describe a case of irreversible severe vibration-white-finger (VWF) occurring in a male who used a compression-hammer daily at work for a 20-year period. Infra-red thermography following either a cold provocation or a vibratory stress was a sensitive objective method of documenting the condition. Persistent elevation of IgG anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) was found in his serum and may be a marker of endothelial damage associated with either VWF or the patient's coincidental valvular heart disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	70-73
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231562
Publication status	Published - Mar 1993

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Elevated anticardiolipin antibodies in a patient with vibration-white-finger, valvular heart disease and psoriatic arthritis

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