Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature

Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature

Livedo reticularis (LR) is a cutaneous physical sign characterized by transient or persistent, blotchy, reddish-blue to purple, net-like cyanotic pattern. LR is a benign disorder affecting mainly middle-aged females, whereas livedo racemosa (LRC) is pathologic, commonly associated with antiphospholi...

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Main Authors: Sajjan, Vijaya Veeranna, Lunge, Snehal, Swamy, Manjunathswamy Basavapuruda, Pandit, Ashok Maharudrayya
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594389/
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spelling pubmed-45943892015-10-23 Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature Sajjan, Vijaya Veeranna Lunge, Snehal Swamy, Manjunathswamy Basavapuruda Pandit, Ashok Maharudrayya Review Article Livedo reticularis (LR) is a cutaneous physical sign characterized by transient or persistent, blotchy, reddish-blue to purple, net-like cyanotic pattern. LR is a benign disorder affecting mainly middle-aged females, whereas livedo racemosa (LRC) is pathologic, commonly associated with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. This article aims to review the causes of LR and LRC along with the evaluation and management. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4594389/ /pubmed/26500860 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.164493 Text en Copyright: © 2015 Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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author Sajjan, Vijaya Veeranna
Lunge, Snehal
Swamy, Manjunathswamy Basavapuruda
Pandit, Ashok Maharudrayya
spellingShingle Sajjan, Vijaya Veeranna
Lunge, Snehal
Swamy, Manjunathswamy Basavapuruda
Pandit, Ashok Maharudrayya
Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature
author_facet Sajjan, Vijaya Veeranna
Lunge, Snehal
Swamy, Manjunathswamy Basavapuruda
Pandit, Ashok Maharudrayya
author_sort Sajjan, Vijaya Veeranna
title Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature
title_short Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature
title_full Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature
title_fullStr Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Livedo reticularis: A review of the literature
title_sort livedo reticularis: a review of the literature
description Livedo reticularis (LR) is a cutaneous physical sign characterized by transient or persistent, blotchy, reddish-blue to purple, net-like cyanotic pattern. LR is a benign disorder affecting mainly middle-aged females, whereas livedo racemosa (LRC) is pathologic, commonly associated with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. This article aims to review the causes of LR and LRC along with the evaluation and management.
publisher Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
publishDate 2015
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594389/
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