Abstract

SOBRAL FILHO, Jader Freire; VALDEK, Milane Caroline de Oliveira  and  RODRIGUES, Luiza Toscano Dias. Treatment of Livedoid Vasculopathy with intravenous immunoglobulin. An. Bras. Dermatol. [online]. 2008, vol.83, n.4, pp. 372-374. ISSN 1806-4841.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962008000400014.

Livedoid vasculopathy presents with pain and slowly healing ulcerations of the lower limbs, and has obscure pathophysiology. Usual therapeutics include rheologic, anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressing agents with no reports of permanent benefits. Immunoglobulin was administered to a patient who was refractory to other treatments and skin involvement was assessed by means of clinical score before and after treatment. There was a significant healing of the lesions. Imunoglobulim was well tolerated and therapy was discontinued.

Keywords : Immunoglobulin, intravenous; Skin diseases, vascular; Treatment outcome.