Vasculitis is a term that refers to damage and inflammation of the walls of blood vessels of any size. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is the most frequent cause of cutaneous vasculitis found in clinical. Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis clv, also known as hypersensitivity vasculitis, is a vasculitis of small vessels that primarily involves the venules and has pathophysiology associated with deposition of immune complexes and characteristic histopathological findings. Cutaneous vasculitides are inflammatory disorders affecting the wall of the vessels of the skin. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Pdf on feb 1, 2015, mezaayala cm and others published vasculitis leucocitoclastica. Lesions include alopecia and focal crusted ulcers of the distal extremities and bony prominences. Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis in the presence of. The classification of types of cutaneous vasculitis continues to be a challenge, probably because of our lack of understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of this condition. Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis in the presence of methimazole therapy. Case report cutaneous vasculitis in five jack russell terriers. Abstract the term vasculitis is comprised by a group of conditions or syn dromes which are characterized by the inflammation and necro sis of blood vessel walls. There can be a number of causes drug exposure, infection, neoplastic disease or systemic inflammatory disease, 1 and skin involvement may be its only manifestation. The first case of vasculitis associated with mtm was described in 1995 by kawachi. Systemic vasculitis can constitute a hig hly heterogeneous group of pathologies that can range from auto limited benign processes to lifethreatening ones. Colchicine, particularly with prolonged oral and highdose intravenous use, has been associated with a num ber of undesirable outcomes, including death 49.
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