Livedo racemosa

{{Short description|Purplish, irregular pattern of skin discoloration}}

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Livedo racemosa is a skin condition with persistent red or violet discoloration, characterised by a broken, branched, discontinuous and irregular pattern. It can be restricted to the limbs or diffuse. It is usually the first sign of a systemic vascular disorder.{{Cite journal|date=June 2017|title=Livedo racemosa: Clinical, laboratory and histopathological findings in 33 patients and literature review|url=https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(17)32045-5/fulltext|journal=Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology|language=English|volume=76|issue=6|pages=AB425|doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2017.06.143|issn=0190-9622|url-access=subscription}}