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Microvascular occlusion

Field	Value
specialty	Dermatology

Microvascular occlusion refers to conditions that can present with retiform purpura. It has been suggested that phenylephrine may be a cause.

Signs and symptoms

Microvascular occlusions appears as bland necrosis without inflammation and retiform purpura.

Causes

Microvascular occlusions can be caused by heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, cryoglobulinemia, angioinvasive organisms, embolization, disseminated intravascular coagulation, livedoid vasculopathy, cell occlusion syndromes, and iatrogenic causes.

Outlook

The outcomes of microvascular occlusions are usually influenced by the degree, length, nature of the underlying cause, and prompt and effective treatment.

References

(27 August 2003). "Dermatology". Elsevier Health Sciences.
(Oct 2007). "Phenylephrine-induced microvascular occlusion syndrome in a patient with a heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation". Arch Dermatol.
Dehghani, Shakiba. (2021). "COVID-19: A new cause of cutaneous microvascular occlusion syndrome". Medknow.

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