TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 37. Hypersensitivity Vasculitis A1 - Stone, John H. A2 - Imboden, John B. A2 - Hellmann, David B. A2 - Stone, John H. PY - 2013 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e 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. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57273528 ER -