Surgical Treatment of Livedo Vasculitis
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J. TEMAN M.D.
J. Teman, M.D., and M. Ben-Bassat, M.D., Department of Plastic Surgery; A. Ingber, M.D., Department of Dermatology; and A. Rothem, M.D., Institute of Pathology, are from the Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, 49 100 Israel.Search for more papers by this authorA. INGBER M.D.
J. Teman, M.D., and M. Ben-Bassat, M.D., Department of Plastic Surgery; A. Ingber, M.D., Department of Dermatology; and A. Rothem, M.D., Institute of Pathology, are from the Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorA. ROTHEM M.D.
J. Teman, M.D., and M. Ben-Bassat, M.D., Department of Plastic Surgery; A. Ingber, M.D., Department of Dermatology; and A. Rothem, M.D., Institute of Pathology, are from the Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorM. BEN-BASSAT M.D.
J. Teman, M.D., and M. Ben-Bassat, M.D., Department of Plastic Surgery; A. Ingber, M.D., Department of Dermatology; and A. Rothem, M.D., Institute of Pathology, are from the Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
J. TEMAN M.D.
J. Teman, M.D., and M. Ben-Bassat, M.D., Department of Plastic Surgery; A. Ingber, M.D., Department of Dermatology; and A. Rothem, M.D., Institute of Pathology, are from the Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, 49 100 Israel.Search for more papers by this authorA. INGBER M.D.
J. Teman, M.D., and M. Ben-Bassat, M.D., Department of Plastic Surgery; A. Ingber, M.D., Department of Dermatology; and A. Rothem, M.D., Institute of Pathology, are from the Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorA. ROTHEM M.D.
J. Teman, M.D., and M. Ben-Bassat, M.D., Department of Plastic Surgery; A. Ingber, M.D., Department of Dermatology; and A. Rothem, M.D., Institute of Pathology, are from the Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorM. BEN-BASSAT M.D.
J. Teman, M.D., and M. Ben-Bassat, M.D., Department of Plastic Surgery; A. Ingber, M.D., Department of Dermatology; and A. Rothem, M.D., Institute of Pathology, are from the Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
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Abstract Surgical treatment for livedo vasculitis as a primary approach is not mentioned in the literature. A young female patient suffering from livedo vaculitis (atrophie blanche) was admitted with huge ulcerations and pre-ulcerative, infarcted skin areas of both feet and ankles. The lesions were promptly excised and skin grafted with excellent results. The course of treatment, including several surgical procedures, is described.
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