livedo re·tic·u·lar·is (r -tk y -lâr s)n. A purplish network-patterned discoloration of the skin caused by dilation of capillaries and venules. |
livedo reticularis,
a disorder accentuated by exposure to cold and presenting with a characteristic reddish-blue mottling with a typical "fishnet" appearance. The condition involves the entire leg and, less often, the arm. See also livedo.
livedo [lĭ-ve´do]
a discolored patch on the skin, usually associated with cold weather. adj., adj liv´edoid.
livedo racemo´sa (livedo reticula´ris) reddish blue, netlike mottling of the skin; it is exacerbated by exposure to cold.
livedo reticularis
Dermatology A bluish mottling of the skin evoked by low temperatures and characterized by vasodilation. See Raynaud's phenomenon.
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