LIVEdoid vasculopathy – benefit of intravenous immunoglobulin in a refractory case
| Autor: | Roxana Mihaela Dumitrascu, Beatrice Andreea Chisalau, Paulina Lucia Ciurea, Florentin Ananu Vreju, Andreea Lili Barbulescu, Sineta Cristina Firulescu, Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania, Cristina Dorina Parvanescu, Stefan Cristian Dinescu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 21-24 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2069-6086 1843-0791 |
| DOI: | 10.37897/rjr.2021.1.4 |
| Popis: | Livedoid vasculopathy is a rare vascular disease which typically manifests as recurrent ulcerative lesions on the lower extremities. It is classified as a vasculopathy, not a true vasculitis, and defined as a vasooclusive syndrome, caused by non-inflammatory thrombosis of the upper and mid-dermal venulae. Main disorders associated with LV include thrombophilias, autoimmune diseases and neoplasia. A triad of clinical features is present in most patients and consist of livedo racemosa (less frequently livedo reticularis), ulcerations and atrophie blanche. Management generally relies on antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants, vasodilators and fibrinolytic therapy. Some benefit has been observed with intravenous immunoglobulin, colchicine, hyperbaric oxygen, while glucocorticoids are efficient to a lesser extent. This case report highlights a refractory clinical form with no identifiable predisposing condition, which proved responsive only to intravenous immunoglobulin. |
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