Livedoid vasculopathy associated with sickle cell trait: significant improvement on aspirin treatment.

Abstract

Livedoid vasculopathy (LV) is a chronic, recurrent, painful cutaneous disease manifesting as longstanding distal lower extremity ulcers that scar leaving stellate atrophic lesions known as 'atrophie blanche'. A significant number of cases have been associated with thrombophilic abnormalities. In this study, we describe, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of LV only associated with sickle cell trait with significant improvement on aspirin.

• Authors: Jinane El Khoury, Ali Taher, Mazen Kurban, Abdul-Ghani Kibbi, Ossama Abbas
• Journal: International wound journal (Int Wound J) Vol. 9 Issue 3 Pg. 344-7 (Jun 2012) ISSN: 1742-481X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22044499 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2011 The Authors. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and Medicalhelplines.com Inc.

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Aspirin

Topics

• Adult
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Aspirin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Biopsy
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Livedo Reticularis (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Male
• Sickle Cell Trait (complications, diagnosis)
• Skin (pathology)