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Case Report: Drug-induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in a Patient with Classic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Drug-induced skin reactions are common, but only a small portion (10%) are attributed to a vasculitic mechanism. Small-vessel vasculitis (SVV) with leukocytoclastic histopathology is usually described in drug-induced vasculitis; however, given the shared histopathologic features between drug-induced...

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Autores principales: Bourji, Khalil, Marchitto, Mark, Kuppalli, Sumanth, Dang, Johnny, Dogra, Bupesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6855993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31788374
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5915
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Sumario:Drug-induced skin reactions are common, but only a small portion (10%) are attributed to a vasculitic mechanism. Small-vessel vasculitis (SVV) with leukocytoclastic histopathology is usually described in drug-induced vasculitis; however, given the shared histopathologic features between drug-induced vasculitis and other SVV, it is crucial to rule out infectious or other autoimmune etiologies underlying the clinical presentation. We hereby sought to present a case of sulfonamide-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis, limited to the skin, in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in order to emphasize the need for a broad diagnostic and clinical exclusion workup.