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A Methodological Approach to Non-invasive Assessments of Vascular Function and Morphology
Published on: February 7, 2015
Livedoid vasculopathy as a marker of systemic disease: report of two cases
Raquel Sucupira Andrade Lima1, Gustavo Ávila Maquiné1, Carolina Talhari1
1Fundação Alfredo da Matta, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Abstract:
The livedoid vasculopathy is an obstructive vascular process of etiology not yet fully known, being possibly associated with several prothrombotic events. It is clinically characterized by the presence of painful and recurring purpuric lesions, which usually suffer ulceration and evolve with formation of white atrophic scars usually located in the lower limbs. Two cases are here reported of painful ulcerated lesions on the lower limbs, in which the identification of VL enabled the diagnosis of systemic diseases.
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