A 76-year-old male with a blue toe and livedo reticularis.

The Role of Statins on the Outcomes on the Cholesterol Embolism Syndrome with Secondary Vasculitis - A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The cholesterol embolization syndrome (CES) is a potentially severe complication of atherosclerosis, caused by embolization of atherosclerotic plaques, most frequently after vascular surgery or endovascular procedures. The clinical presentation closely mimics that of systemic vasculitides hence it should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with suspected vasculitis. Skin les...

Cutaneous manifestations in antiphospholipid syndrome.

The patient was a 54-year-old woman who had no significant previous medical history. She presented with pruriginous lesions that had started on her legs 1 year earlier and had spread to her thighs, buttocks and upper limbs. They were accompanied by slight fever and arthralgia. Physical examination revealed an irregular and diffuse violaceous reticulated discoloration that in certain regions had...

Livedo Reticularis: A Rare Skin Manifestation of Pancreatitis

Skin manifestation associated with pancreatitis can have various presentations. Skin manifestations such as Grey Turner sign or Cullen's sign are known and well documented findings of pancreatitis and carry significant prognostic value. However, livedo reticularis is a rare phenomenon in setting of pancreatitis. Here we report a case of 40 year old female who experiences recurrent episodes of l...

Low grade fever, back pain and livedo reticularis in a 60-year-old man.

Sneddon's syndrome, presented at first with intracranial hemorrhage: A case report

Sneddon's syndrome is characterized by chronic, progressive arteriopathy that causes ischemic stroke and skin lesions. It seems that thrombotic or embolic process in vessels may have role in its pathology. Neurological symptoms are always due to ischemic event of cerebrovascular system and skin manifestations include deep blue skin lesions with irregular margins called livedo reticularis and li...