title: Livedo racemosa: a report of five cases.
abstract: We present 5 patients in whom the diagnosis of livedo racemosa gave rise to clinical and laboratory investigations revealing arterial disease of different etiologies. This presentation emphasizes the importance of not missing the clinical diagnosis of livedo racemosa.
authors.affiliation: Dermatological Clinic, University of Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zala
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Braathen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D017700:Embolism, Cholesterol / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000473:pathology; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology