Unclassified vasculitis with acral ischemic lesions: "forme fruste" or idiopathic vasculitis?
While acral ischemic lesions could represent initial or isolated (forme fruste) manifestations of a defined vasculitis, acral ischemic lesions may rarely be encountered as the predominant manifestation of an as yet unclassified vasculitis. the histological findings seem to differ. Our report includes a peculiar case of giant cell arteritis of small arteries not classifiable as giant cell arteritis of large arteries or Takayasu disease.
Ethanol adaptation provided Salm. Enteritidis direct protection from a high level ethanol challenge and cross-protection from freezing, but not other stresses tested (low temperature, high salinity or high temperature).