Livedoid vasculopathy. Is it a skin manifestation of autoimmune thyroiditis?
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The Gulf Journal of Dermatology and Venereology ABSTRACT We report herein a case of a 24-year-old woman with recurrent ulcerations on the lower extremities. The clinical presentation, together with histopathological findings of vascular occlusion without overt vasculitis in the dermis, led to the diagnosis of livedoid vasculopathy. The laboratory investigations showed abnormal thyroid functions with positive anti-thyroid antibodies. The skin lesions improved dramatically after adding levothyroxine to the treatment regimen. This case suggests that livedoid vasculopathy may be one of the skin manifestations of autoimmune (Hashimoto’s) thyroiditis.
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