Antithrombotic treatment in livedo vasculitis.
Two patients with livedo vasculitis were treated successfully with antiplatelet drugs including ticlopidine hydrochloride, dipyridamole, and low-dose aspirin. Increased platelet functions were restored 1 week after the beginning of the treatment, followed by dramatic improvement of painful leg ulcers within 1 month. Livedo status was unchanged. We claim that antiplatelet therapy should be the first choice of treatment in this disease.
Yamamoto
M
M
Dermatology Section, Tenri Hospital, Japan.
Danno
K
K
Shio
H
H
Imamura
S
S
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents