The cause of white atrophic vasculitis is unknown and may be rheumatologic related.
White atrophic vasculitis is a chronic, recurrent, painful small ulcer on the lower leg called white atrophy because it leaves a white atrophic spot after healing, which is sometimes surrounded by hyperpigmentation and dilated capillaries.
This disease is prevalent in middle-aged women and often recurs. The cause of the disease is unknown, but it is considered to be related to infections or immune disorders, and sometimes it may be related to thrombosis in small blood vessels caused by an imbalance in the fibrinolytic system.
The disease is usually treated with antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, or with topical application of sodium heparin ointment, and most patients will be relieved. However, in some people with immune disorders, the disease can be controlled by treating immune disorders and the disease will improve.
It is recommended that patients should go to the hospital in time and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance, do not self-medication, so as not to continue to aggravate the condition.