Langeron P, Mikati A, Redgosz R
Phlebologie. 1987 Jan-Mar;40(1):11-20.
The etiological study of a series of 30 cases of digital arteritis, shows that there may be various causes at the origin of a digital arteritis. In elderly patients, atherosclerosis appears as the most frequent cause. At a middle age, digital arteritis frequently occurs in a context of vasomotor pathology: in this case, sclerodermis is a frequent cause to examine systematically but some cases are secondary to a Raynaud's phenomenon, apparently idiopathic. Other etiologies: traumatic, hematologic, iatrogenic... may be pointed out; but in some cases, digital arteritis occurs alone without any apparent reason.
对30例指动脉炎病例的病因学研究表明，指动脉炎的病因可能多种多样。在老年患者中，动脉粥样硬化是最常见的病因。在中年患者中，指动脉炎常发生在血管舒缩病理状态的背景下：在这种情况下，硬皮病是需要系统检查的常见病因，但有些病例继发于雷诺现象，显然是特发性的。其他病因：创伤性、血液学、医源性……也可能被指出；但在某些情况下，指动脉炎单独发生，没有任何明显原因。
