Livedo reticularis associated with the use of a midline catheter

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(11):845-6. doi: 10.1080/0036554021000026942.

Abstract

We report a case of livedo reticularis as an unusual complication of a midline catheter in a patient being treated for pyelonephritis with intravenous antibiotics. The rash resolved completely after catheter removal. The constellation of symptoms suggested an aberrant autonomic response as the cause of the illness.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ampicillin / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
  • Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
  • Gentamicins / therapeutic use
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Pyelonephritis / complications
  • Pyelonephritis / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases, Vascular / complications
  • Skin Diseases, Vascular / etiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Gentamicins
  • Penicillins
  • Ampicillin