Livedo racemosa generalisata and stroke.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
; 87(2): 143-8, 1985.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: This paper presents 3 cases of generalized livedo racemosa and cerebral infarction in female patients ages 27, 39, and 42 years. Livedo racemosa is characterized by a broken, irregular pattern on the skin. It is probably caused by patchy impairment of cutaneous arteriolar circulation, resulting in reflectory venous dilation and stasis of blood. Livedo may accompany diseases such as atherosclerosis, diseases with intravascular occlusion, and collagen disorders, indicating a need for a careful search for an underlying condition. These 3 patients demonstrated several risk factors for atherosclerosis: hypertension (1 patient), oral contraceptive use (2 patients), and smoking (2 patients). The clinical findings in these 3 cases provide support to the theory that a chronic endarteritis obliterans of the small and medium-sized arteries is the underlying cause for the skin and neurologic manifestations in livedo racemosa associated with stroke.
Palavras-chave
Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Belgium; Biology; Cardiovascular Effects; Case Studies; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptive Methods--side effects; Dermatological Effects; Developed Countries; Diseases; Europe; Family Planning; Oral Contraceptives--side effects; Physiology; Research Methodology; Studies; Vascular Diseases; Western Europe
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Arteriopatias Oclusivas
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Pele
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Transtornos Cerebrovasculares
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
Ano de publicação:
1985
Tipo de documento:
Article