Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports (Feb 2016)

Livedoid Dermatitis Treated With Nifedipine

  • Lee Wheless MD, PhD,
  • Lilly Zhu MD,
  • Mona Mashayekhi MD, PhD,
  • Rachel B. Fissell MD, MS

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709616629786
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4

Abstract

Read online

Intravenous injection of buprenorphine as a cause of livedoid dermatitis is a recently described phenomenon. This report reviews the brief literature of this finding, and presents a case of livedoid dermatitis of both heels following injection more than one day prior, and thesuccessful treatment with nifedipine monotherapy.