Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis.
corticosteroid treatment
cutaneous vasculitis
leukocytoclastic vasculitis
rheumatoid arthritis
small vessel vasculitis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
accepted:
12
08
2021
entrez:
22
9
2021
pubmed:
23
9
2021
medline:
23
9
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is a small vessel vasculitis that is usually confined to the skin with rare extracutaneous manifestation. While this condition can be idiopathic, it has been linked with systemic autoimmune conditions, malignancies, infections, and drugs. In this paper, we present a case of a patient who presented with leukocytoclastic vasculitis many years after her diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. It is important that physicians investigate leukocytoclastic vasculitis, as the condition, while often idiopathic, can be a presentation of something more sinister such as malignancy or systemic autoimmune condition.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34548963
doi: 10.7759/cureus.17124
pmc: PMC8437013
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e17124Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Roy Choudhury et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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