| • | AKA “venous stasis panniculitis” |
| • | histology: sclerosing panniculitis with dermal and subcutaneous fibrosis |
Treatment:
| • | 20-40 mmHg of lower limb elastic compression |
| • | (i have had great results in patients with compression and a topical steroids alone, but these were early cases with milder disease) |
| • | trental (pentoxifylline 800 TID) |
stanozolol (androgen) – fibrinolytic
| • | decreased pain after 3 weeks |
| • | decreased induration after 8 to 10 weeks |
| • | then decrease dose and add compression |
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