livedo reticularis

Palpable purpura and livedo reticularis can occur in some patients.

It should not be confused with the more general term "cutis marmorata", which refers to livedo reticularis caused by cold.

Secondary livedo reticularis:

It is also more strongly associated with miscarriage, and can cause a number of other symptoms (such as livedo reticularis of the skin and migraine).

Sneddon's syndrome generally manifests with stroke or severe, transient neurological symptoms, and a skin rash (livedo reticularis).

The first skin change in calciphylaxis lesions are mottling of the skin and induration in a livedo reticularis pattern.

Cytomegalovirus infection (very rare clinical form, presenting with persistent fever and livedo reticularis on the extremities and cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis of the toes)

Other than identifying and treating any underlying conditions in secondary livedo, idiopathic livedo reticularis may improve with warming the legs, but once established, the skin discolouration may become permanent.

More severe forms include livedo reticularis, which is a network (reticulum) of erythematous to purplish discoloration of the skin caused by the presence of an obliterative cutaneous capillaropathy.

A morbidly obese woman with acute renal failure, high serum phosphorus and slightly depressed serum calcium levels, developed areas of induration in the subcutis with associated livedo reticularis.

CMTC is also used synonymously with congenital generalized phlebectasia, nevus vascularis reticularis, congenital phlebectasia, livedo telangiectatica, congenital livedo reticularis and Van Lohuizen syndrome.

Skin and mucous membranes:20-30% of people with relapsing polychondritis have skin involvement, including aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, and a number of non-specific skin rashes including erythema nodosum, livedo reticularis, hives, and erythema multiforme.

Idiopathic livedo reticularis - the most common form of livedo reticularis, completely benign condition of unknown cause affecting mostly young women during the winter: It is a lacy purple appearance of skin in extremities due to sluggish venous blood flow.