Recalcitrant livedoid vasculopathy; long-term remission achieved with pentoxifylline combined with colchicine

Dermoscopic features of livedoid vasculopathy

Livedoid vasculopathy (atrophie blanche) is a form of thrombotic vasculopathy. It is characterized by small ulcers that become crusted, and heal after several months to produce white atrophic scars. The most commonly affected sites are the lower legs, in particular the dorsum of the feet and ankles. To date, the dermoscopic features of livedoid vasculopathy have not been clearly described in th...

CLINICAL REPORT Widespread Livedoid Vasculopathy

A 37-year-old woman with a 13-year history of widespread livedo reticularis and recurrent, painful ulcerative skin lesions was referred to our department because of a relapse of cutaneous manifestations of the skin lesions involving almost the whole body surface; malar erythema and oedema, non-scarring alopecia and fever were also associated. Routine laboratory data, immunological investigation...

Leukopenia associated with long-term colchicine administration.

PURPOSE A case of leukopenia in a patient receiving colchicine for calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease, or pseudogout, is reported. SUMMARY An 85-year-old man experienced leukopenia likely due to colchicine. His medical history included chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), pseudogout, osteoarthritis, and hypertension. In February 2011, his white blood cell (WBC) count was 2700 c...

Long-term remission of HIV-associated primary CNS lymphoma achieved with highly active antiretroviral therapy alone.

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF LIVEDOID VASCULOPATHY Clinical Manifestations and Management of Livedoid Vasculopathy

Livedoid vasculopathy (LV) is an extremely rare and distinct hyalinizing vascular disease affecting only one in 100,000 individuals per year.1,2 Formerly described by Feldaker in 1955 as livedo reticularis with summer ulcerations, LV is a unique non-inflammatory condition that manifests with thrombi formation and painful ulceration of the lower extremities.3 Clinically, the disease often displa...