In patients with livedoid vasculitis and chronic venous insufficiency on rivaroxaban, what therapeutic strategies—beyond compression and topical care—are safe and effective for controlling pain, ulceration, and edema?

My experience has been that aspirin 365 mg, plus persantine or trental daily, plus leg elevation for 45 min or so in mid-afternoon, will produce pain relief and onset of healing within about two weeks. Only infrequently have I had to resort to metformin as an added medication or use both trental and...