Amantadine-induced livedo reticularis - Case report

Autor: Maria Victória Quaresma, Ana Carolina Dias Gomes, Aline Serruya, Dâmia Leal Vendramini, Lara Braga, Alice Mota Buçard
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 90, Iss 5, Pp 745-747 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0365-0596
1806-4841
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153394
Popis: AbstractLivedo reticularis is a spastic-anatomical condition of the small vessels which translates morphologically by a reticular pattern, interspersing cyanosis, pallor and erythema. The same can be congenital or acquired. Among the acquired, we highlight the physiological livedo reticularis and the idiopathic livedo by vasospasm; the latter configures the most common cause. The drug-induced type is less common. The drugs amantadine and norepinephrine are often implicated. Cyanosis is usually reversible if the causative factor is removed, however, with chronicity, the vessels may become permanently dilated and telangiectatic. We report a case of a patient diagnosed with Parkinson's disease with chronic livedo reticularis associated with the use of amantadine and improvement after discontinuation of the drug.
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