Livedoid vasculopathy

José Roberto Provenza; Lucas Eduardo Pedri; Gabriel Mesquita Provenza

doi:10.1016/j.rbr.2015.09.011

Livedoid vasculopathy

Rev Bras Reumatol. 2016 Feb 17:S0482-5004(16)00027-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rbr.2015.09.011. Online ahead of print.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

José Roberto Provenza¹, Lucas Eduardo Pedri², Gabriel Mesquita Provenza³

Affiliations

¹ Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
² Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Serviço de Radiologia, Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.

PMID: 26952873
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2015.09.011

Abstract

Livedoid vasculopathy is a chronic and painful skin disease that progresses to ulceration. Due to its uncertain pathogenesis, there is no single effective treatment for this condition, and current therapeutic options are based on isolated case reports, or on case series. We report a case of a female patient with livedoid vasculopathy, which achieved excellent healing of lower limb ulcers after using an anti-TNF agent.

Keywords: Leg ulcer; Livedo reticular; Livedo reticularis; Tratamento; Treatment; Úlcera da perna.