Atrophy blanche

Last Updated: 2023-07-07

Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.

ICD11: EF5Y

  • Ulcer Hypertonicum Martorell
  • Lupus erythematosus
  • Necrobiosis lipoidica (Urbach-Oppenheimer disease)
  • Ulcus cruris

Milian 1929

Capillaritis alba

Painful ulcer occurring within the triad of livedovasculopathy.

Vasculopathy leads to vascular occlusion.

Frequently associated is chronic venous insufficiency.

White, partly ulcerated plaques.

Histories (CVI?, known vasculopathies)

Clinical

If necessary, biopsy if diagnosis cannot be assigned with certainty clinically.

 

Mostly in the malleolar area medial.

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  1. Hairston BR, Davis MD, Gibson LE, Drage LA. Treatment of livedoid vasculopathy with low-molecular-weight heparin: report of 2 cases. Arch Dermatol 2003; 139:987.