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Livedo reticularis
Livedo reticularis is a common skin finding consisting of a mottled reticulated pattern that appears as a lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin. The discoloration is caused by reduction in blood flow () through the arterioles that supply the , resulting in deoxygenated blood showing as blue discoloration (). This can be a secondary effect of a condition that increases a person's risk of forming blood (), including a wide array of and nonpathological conditions. Examples include , microvascular hematological or states, nutritional deficiencies, hyper- and diseases, and drugs/toxins.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Purpura, mottling of the skin, blood , skin discoloration
Causes — why it happens
- · diseases, , poisons, drug abuse
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