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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Tissue Viability. 2013 Jun 10;22(4):92–102. doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2013.04.003

Table 4.

Summary of treatments in vasculitis and microthrombotic diseases

Treatment
Vasculitis Prednisone 30-60mg daily for several weeks
Pentoxifylline 800mg three times a day
Colchicine 0.5mg twice daily
Dapsone 150-200mg daily
Cryoglobulinemia Patients that are hepatitis C positive - interferon
 alpha with ribavirin (jaymie 36)
Cryofibrinogenemia Danazol (the alternative to stanozolol which is no
 longer available).
Prednisone
Plasmapheresis
Low dose warfarin
Avoid cold exposure
Calciphylaxis Parathyroidectomy
Thiosulfate, bisphosphonates
Debridement of areas with calcified blood vessels
 followed by skin grafting with bioengineered
 skin
Cholesterol embolization Statins
Surgical intervention for revascularization
Antiphospholipid syndrome Aspirin as prophylaxis
Anticoagulation in the setting of thrombosis