“…A few other studies had also evaluated the aetiologies of gangrene in the context of rheumatic diseases (summarised in Table 1). [1][2][3][4] The prevalence and prognosis of peripheral gangrene vary with the underlying rheumatic disease. As an example, in patients with systemic sclerosis, data from the EUSTAR cohort reveal that nearly a tenth of patients experience digital gangrene.…”