title: Arterial occlusion mimicking vasculitis in a patient with incontinentia pigmenti.
abstract: A large number of diseases can mimic a vasculitis. The diagnosis can be challenging due to the similarity with several diseases that have a different pathogenesis. As reported in the literature, incontinentia pigmenti (IP), a rare genetic disorder, can present vascular alterations on eye, brain and lung. We report a case of peripheral arterial disease in a patient with IP, suggesting further vascular localizations of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedicine, Patologia Medica, Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Lupus Clinic, Careggi University Hospital, L.go Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beccastrini
authors.affiliation: Department of Heart and Vessels, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baldereschi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedicine, Patologia Medica, Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Lupus Clinic, Careggi University Hospital, L.go Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: D'Elios
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedicine, Patologia Medica, Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Lupus Clinic, Careggi University Hospital, L.go Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Emmi
keywords: Incontinentia pigmenti; Peripheral arterial disease; Skin ulcer; Vasculitis