Classification and Therapy of Atrophie Blanche
Milstone L, Braverman I, Lucky P, Fleckman P. Classification and Therapy of Atrophie Blanche. JAMA Dermatology 1983, 119: 963-969. PMID: 6651312, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1983.01650360009005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAtrophyDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansLeg UlcerMaleMiddle AgedSkinVasculitisConceptsAtrophie blancheCommon pathologic eventEndogenous fibrinolytic activityCharacteristic histopathologic featuresPlatelet thrombus formationOcclusion of vesselsMost patientsClinical evolutionHistopathologic featuresPurpuric papulesClinicopathologic entityLower extremitiesPathologic eventsDeep dermisThrombus formationFibrinolytic activityMultiple causesTherapyTreatmentCauseUlcerationPatientsPapulesPathogenesisDisease