Detection of Bartonella henselae DNA in the blood of patients with livedoid vasculopathy

• Main Authors: Marina Rovani Drummond (Author), Luciene Silva dos Santos (Author), Lais Bomediano Souza (Author), Gabriela Nero Mitsuushi (Author), Maria Letícia Cintra (Author), Andrea Fernandes Eloy da Costa França (Author), Elemir Macedo de Souza (Author), Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background: Livedoid vasculopathy (LV) manifests as ulcers and atrophic white scars on the lower extremities. The main known etiopathogenesis is hypercoagulability with thrombus formation, followed by inflammation. Thrombophilia, collagen and myeloproliferative diseases may induce LV, but t...