Livedo vasculitis. Therapy with pentoxifylline.
Eight patients with livedo vasculitis of four to 30 years' duration that was unresponsive to a variety of medications were treated with pentoxifylline. Three patients experiences complete healing and remained free of active lesions while receiving the drug, four noted much improvement, and one had no change.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013805:Theobromine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D004176:Dipyridamole; D013805:Theobromine; D001241:Aspirin; D010431:Pentoxifylline