title: Antithrombotic treatment in livedo vasculitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Section, Tenri Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Danno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imamura
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents