Livedoid vasculopathy as a marker of systemic disease: report of two cases

• Main Authors: Raquel Sucupira Andrade Lima (Author), Gustavo Ávila Maquiné (Author), Carolina Talhari (Author), Isabel Cristina Lima Encarnação (Author), Antônio Pedro Mendes Schettini (Author), Mônica Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The livedoid vasculopathy is an obstructive vascular process of etiology not yet fully known, being possibly associated with several prothrombotic events. It is clinically characterized by the presence of painful and recurring purpuric lesions, which usually suffer ulceration and evolve with formati...