A rare cause of blanching red legs: cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy

Cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy: papular form

“…Cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy has been described as a rare form of microangiopathy affecting superficial cutaneous vessels [1]. To date, 45 cases have been reported in the literature to our knowledge [1,2]. It mainly affects adults but has also been described in children [3].…”

Cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy in a middle‐aged woman with a history of prothrombin G20210A thrombophilia

“…In the literature, CCV typically does not demonstrate systemic involvement. CCV has been associated with common comorbidities, such as hypertension and diabetes, 10 and drugs, including antineoplastic agents 11 . It has also been shown to arise soon after coronary artery bypass grafting, 12 and theorized to be associated with a genetic defect in collagen synthesis 13 .…”