Livedo reticularis with ulcers and circulating immune complexes.
Livedo reticularis is a reticulate skin pattern that is idiopathic or associated with systemic disease. A 30-year-old white man with livedo reticularis, winter ulcerations, and a peripheral neuropathy is described. His only laboratory abnormality remains the presence of circulating immune complexes. Therapy of this patient's condition and the significance of these immune complexes are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis*; D003081:Cold Climate / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex