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Descriptor English: Livedoid Vasculopathy
Descriptor Spanish: Vasculopatía Livedoide
Descriptor vasculopatía livedoide
Entry term(s) atrofia blanca
atrofia blanca idiopática
livedo reticular con úlceras de verano
vasculitis livedoide
Scope note: Enfermedad trombótica cutánea infrecuente debida a la oclusión de vasos dérmicos. Se caracteriza por máculas purpúricas y ulceraciones, especialmente durante el verano, que forman cicatrices denominadas atrofia blanca. Se asocia más a otros síndromes (por ejemplo, DEFICIENCIA DE PROTEÍNA C, HIPERHOMOCISTEINEMIA). La livedo reticular con afectación sistémica e ictus constituye el SÍNDROME DE SNEDDON.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vasculopatia Livedoide
Descriptor French: Vasculopathie livédoïde
Entry term(s): Idiopathic Atrophic Blanche
Livedo Vasculitis
PURPLE
Painful Purpuric Ulcers with Reticular Pattern of the Lower Extremities
White Atrophy
Tree number(s): C14.907.355.830.573
C17.800.862.406
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000090122
Scope note: A rare cutaneous thrombotic disease due to occlusion of dermal vessels. It is characterized by purpuric maculae and ulcerations especially during summer which form scars called atrophie blanche. It is more associated with other syndromes (e.g., PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA). Livedo reticularis with systemic involvement and stroke is SNEDDON SYNDROME.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 59905
Unique ID: D000090122
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Date of Entry: 2022/02/03
Livedoid Vasculopathy - Preferred
Concept UI M000745547
Scope note A rare cutaneous thrombotic disease due to occlusion of dermal vessels. It is characterized by purpuric maculae and ulcerations especially during summer which form scars called atrophie blanche. It is more associated with other syndromes (e.g., PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA). Livedo reticularis with systemic involvement and stroke is SNEDDON SYNDROME.
Preferred term Livedoid Vasculopathy
Entry term(s) Idiopathic Atrophic Blanche
Livedo Vasculitis
PURPLE
Painful Purpuric Ulcers with Reticular Pattern of the Lower Extremities
White Atrophy



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