Livedo reticularis est communis cutis inveniens maculam reticulatam vascularem, quae apparet ut vitta purpurea. Exacerbatur a frigore et plerumque in partibus inferioribus occurrit. Color causatur a reductione fluxus sanguinis per arteriolas cutaneas, quae capillaria cutis praebent, ita sanguis deoxygenatus colorem caeruleum exhibet. Hoc secundarium potest oriri ob hyperlipidemiam, microvascularem hematologicam vel anemias, defectus nutritionales, hyper‑ et morbos autoimmunes, atque medicamenta vel toxinas.
Livedo reticularis is a common skin finding consisting of a mottled reticulated vascular pattern that appears as a lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin.
Livedo reticularis (LR) est conditio cutis temporaria vel persistens, maculosa, rubicunda, purpurea, similis exemplari, notata. Ea praesertim crura feminarum afficit et plerumque asymptomatica est. Aliter, livedo racemosa (LRC) est forma gravis, saepe cum syndromate antiphospholipidico coniuncta. Livedo reticularis (LR) is a cutaneous physical sign characterized by transient or persistent, blotchy, reddish-blue to purple, net-like cyanotic pattern. LR is a benign disorder affecting mainly middle-aged females, whereas livedo racemosa (LRC) is pathologic, commonly associated with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
