title: Ischemic neuropathy associated with livedoid vasculitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Livedoid vasculitis is a chronic dermatological problem with an unclear etiology. Clinical findings are petechiae with painful ulcers in both lower extremities, which heal to become hyperpigmented and porcelain-white satellite lesions. There are only a few reported cases of livedoid vasculitis presenting in combination with peripheral neuropathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the first case of a Korean patient presenting with mononeuritis multiplex combined with livedoid vasculitis, which was confirmed by electrophysiological and pathological studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our report supports the possible vaso-occlusive etiology of livedoid vasculitis in multifocal ischemic neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jee-Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Su-Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dong In
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Sinn
authors.forename: Sung-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoon-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Kyung Seok
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung-Joon
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Kwang-Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee