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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Embolism and Thrombosis > Thrombosis > Livedoid Vasculopathy
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Vascular > Livedoid Vasculopathy

Preferred term

Livedoid Vasculopathy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Atrophic Blanche, Idiopathic
  • Blanches, Idiopathic Atrophic
  • Idiopathic Atrophic Blanche
  • Livedoid Vasculitis
  • Livedo Reticularis with Summer Ulceration
  • Livedo Vasculitides
  • Livedo Vasculitis
  • Vasculitis, Livedo
  • Vasculitis, Livedoid
  • White Atrophy

Scope note

  • A rare cutaneous thrombotic disease due to occlusion of dermal vessels. It is characterized by purpuric maculae and ulcerations especially during summer which form scars called atrophie blanche. It is more associated with other syndromes (e.g., PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA). Livedo reticularis with systemic involvement and stroke is SNEDDON SYNDROME.

History note

  • 2022

In other languages

  • livedoidi verisuonitulehdus

    Finnish

  • livedoidi vaskulopatia
  • verisuonitulehdus ominaisine alaraajojen sinipunaisine ihomuutoksineen
  • verisuonitulehdus tyypillisine alaraajojen sinipunaisine ihomuutoksineen

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000090122

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