Abstract

ACHENBACH, RE  and  DUPUY, S. Livedo vasculitis. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2012, vol.93, n.3. ISSN 1851-300X.

Livedo is not a specific disease, but a distinctive clinicopathologic pattern of changes, that may occur in a variety of different circunstances. The main pathogenic mechanism is considered to be intraluminal thrombosis of dermal vessels, with a common pathway and a prothrombotic state. A glossary, clinical, histological and therapeutic aspects are reviewed.

Keywords : Response pattern; Thrombosis intraluminal; Alterations of coagulation.