RT Book, Section
A1 Stone, John H.
A2 Imboden, John B.
A2 Hellmann, David B.
A2 Stone, John H.
SR Print(0)
ID 57273528
T1 Chapter 37. Hypersensitivity Vasculitis
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163805-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57273528
RD 2024/04/25
AB Small-vessel  vasculitis  of  the  skin,  often  accompanied  by  little  or  no  apparent  involvement  of  other  organs.Known  by  a  variety  of  other  names,  including  cutaneous  leukocytoclastic  angiitis.Precipitants  such  as  medications  and  infections  are  often  identifiable,  but  approximately  40%  of  cases  have  no  definable  cause.Primary  forms  of  vasculitis  such  as  Henoch-Schönlein  purpura,  microscopic  polyangiitis,  and  granulomatosis  with  polyangiitis  (formerly  Wegener  granulomatosis)  must  be  excluded.  Similarly,  well-recognized  forms  of  secondary  vasculitis  such  as  mixed  cryoglobulinemia  caused  by  hepatitis  C  must  also  be  eliminated  from  the  differential  diagnosis.Most  cases  are  self-limited  if  the  precipitant  can  be  identified  and  removed.  Glucocorticoids  or  other  medications  are  required  in  other  cases.