Sneddon syndrome associated with Protein S deficiency.

[sneddon syndrome]

Sneddon syndrome (SS ) is rare , arterio-occlusive disorder characterized by generalized livedo racemosa of the skin and various central nervous symptoms due to occlusion of medium-sized arteries of unknown . Seizure , cognitive impairment , hypertension , and history of repetitive miscarriages are the other symptoms seen in this disease . Livedo racemosa involves persisting irreversible skin lesions red or blue in color with irregular margins . Usually , SS occurs in women of childbearing age . Protein S deficiency is an inherited or acquired disorder associated with an increased risk of thrombosis . We present a 33 -year -old woman with SS with diffuse livedo racemosa , recurrent cerebrovascular diseases , migraine -type headache , sinus vein thrombosis , and protein S deficiency . Protein S deficiency and with Sneddon syndrome rarely encountered in the literature .