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Atherosclerosis obliterans (A) There is pallor of the forefoot and mottled erythema distally with incipient gangrene on the great toe and the second digit.
This is a female diabetic with partial occlusion of the femoral artery. The patient was a smoker. (B) More advanced gangrene of the second to the fifth toe,
the great toe is ebony white and will also turn black.
Source: Skin Signs of Vascular Insufficiency, Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 7e
Citation: Wolff K, Johnson R, Saavedra AP. Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 7e; 2013 Available at:
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