Three Casesof Livedo Vasculitis Cleared by Combined Therapy of Acetylsalicylic Acid , Dipyridamole and Nifedipine.
- Author:
Tae Young YOON
;
Seung Ho CHANG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Livedo vasculitis;
Acetylsalicylic acid;
Dipyridamole;
Nifedipine
- MeSH:
Ankle;
Aspirin*;
Cicatrix;
Dermis;
Dipyridamole*;
Lower Extremity;
Nifedipine*;
Ulcer;
Vasculitis*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1994;32(2):294-299
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Livedo vasculitis clinically shows purpuric papules and recurrent ulcers in the lower extremities, mainly on the ankles, leaving characteristic scars called atrophie blanche after the healing of the ulcers. Its characteristic histopathologic features and clinical evolution indicate that the common pathologic event is occlusion of vessels in the middle and deep dermis. In Korean literature, seven cases of this disease have been reported but the response of the treatment was not, satisfactory. We report three cases of livedo vasculitis cleared by combined ther by of acetylsalicylic acid, dipyridamole and nifedipine, which has not been reported in Korean literatur.
