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In patients with livedoid vasculitis and chronic venous insufficiency on rivaroxaban, what therapeutic strategies—beyond compression and topical care—are safe and effective for controlling pain, ulceration, and edema?

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Dermatology · Yale School of Medicine

My experience has been that aspirin 365 mg, plus persantine or trental daily, plus leg elevation for 45 min or so in mid-afternoon, will produce pain relief and onset of healing within about two weeks. Only infrequently have I had to resort to metformin as an added medication or use both trental and...

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In patients with livedoid vasculitis and chronic venous insufficiency on rivaroxaban, what therapeutic strategies—beyond compression and topical care—are safe and effective for controlling pain, ulceration, and edema? | Mednet