Open AccessIs macular lymphocytic arteritis limited to the skin? Long-term follow-up of seven patients
Author(s) -
Thâmara Cristiane Alves Batista Morita,
Gabriela Franco S. Trés,
Paulo Ricardo Criado
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1806-4841
pISSN - 0365-0596
DOI - 10.1016/j.abd.2019.05.001
Subject(s) - medicine , arteritis , dermatology , polyarteritis nodosa , vasculitis , retrospective cohort study , skin biopsy , biopsy , pathology , disease
Macular lymphocytic arteritis most commonly presents as hyperpigmented macules on the lower limbs. The pathogenesis of this disease is still unclear and there is an ongoing debate regarding whether it represents a new form of cutaneous vasculitis or an indolent form of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa.
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