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Livedoid vasculopathy (atrophie blanche)
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Keywords
- Livedoid Vasculopathy
- Atrophie Blanche
- Superficial Dermal Vessels
- Livedo Reticularis
- Distal Lower Extremity
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Livedoid vasculopathy (atrophie blanche)
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More common in women
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Painful punched-out ulcers most commonly on the distal lower extremities (especially the ankles)
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Reticulated violaceous erythema may extend from the ulcers (livedo reticularis)
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Lesions heal with white, round, or stellate scars (atrophie blanche) with peripheral telangiectasias
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Chronic with episodes of recurrence and healing
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Caused by alteration of coagulation resulting in fibrin thrombi within superficial dermal vessels (vasoocclusive hypercoagulation state)
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Primary (idiopathic) or secondary (venous hypertension and varicocities or hypercoagulable states)
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Gloster, H.M., Gebauer, L.E., Mistur, R.L. (2016). Livedoid Vasculopathy (Atrophie Blanche). In: Absolute Dermatology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03218-4_15
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