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Case report finds reticulate purpuric macules after endovascular aortic repair, indicating a possible post-operative complication.
A man in his 70s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and aortoiliac occlusive disease was admitted with a symptomatic impending rupture of a thoracic aortic aneurysm, followed by reticulate erythematous to violaceous macules that appeared on the dorsal and plantar surfaces of both feet. What is your diagnosis?
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