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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep 19:2010:bcr1020092413.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.10.2009.2413.

Paradoxical digital ischaemia

N Shahi  1 , R Nair
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Case Reports

Paradoxical digital ischaemia

N Shahi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests None.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Digital ischaemia with secondary pulp space abscesses.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Aberrant right subclavian artery.
Video 1
Video 1
Video of the trans-oesophageal echo showing the patent foramen ovale.
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