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Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Pathology
  • Vascular Medicine

Background:

  • Occlusive nonvasculitic vasculopathic disorders present unique cutaneous findings.
  • Retiform purpura is a common clinical characteristic.
  • Histopathology shows vessel lumen occlusion without vasculitis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review characteristic clinical and histopathologic findings of cutaneous manifestations of occlusive nonvasculitic vasculopathic disorders.
  • To differentiate various causes of nonvasculitic occlusive vasculopathy.
  • To emphasize the diagnostic importance of histopathology.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical and histopathologic findings.
  • Correlation of histopathologic study with clinical history, physical examination, and laboratory findings.

Main Results:

  • Identified diverse causes of nonvasculitic occlusive vasculopathy including emboli, malignancy metastasis, myxomas, angiosarcoma, lymphomas, endocarditis, crystal globulin vasculopathy, hypereosinophilic syndrome, foreign material, platelet plugging (heparin necrosis, thrombocytosis, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura), cold agglutination (cryofibrinogenemia, cryoglobulinemia, cold agglutinin syndrome, crystalglobulinemia), microorganisms (ecthyma gangrenosum, fungi, leprosy, strongyloidiasis), systemic coagulopathies (protein C/S deficiency, warfarin necrosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, antiphospholipid syndrome), and vascular coagulopathies (Sneddon syndrome, livedoid vasculopathy, atrophic papulosis).
  • Clinical presentation often includes retiform purpura.
  • Histopathology confirms vessel occlusion without inflammation.

Conclusions:

  • Histopathologic examination of occlusive vasculopathic lesions is crucial for diagnosis.
  • Accurate diagnosis requires correlation with clinical and laboratory findings.
  • Understanding the diverse etiologies is key to managing these conditions.