Difference between revisions of "Small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis"

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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Leukocytoclastic vasculitis -- high mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Leukocytoclastic vasculitis. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      = small vessels intramural inflammatory cells (neutrophils), vessel damage (fibrin deposition)
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = fungal infection
| Stains    = PAS -ve
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[blood vessels]] - see ''[[vasculitides]]''
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      = palpable purpura
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = uncommon
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = dependent on underlying cause
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    =
| Tx        =
}}
'''Small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis''', also '''leukocytoclastic vasculitis''' (abbreviated '''LCV'''), is an inflammatory process of the small [[blood vessel]].
'''Small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis''', also '''leukocytoclastic vasculitis''' (abbreviated '''LCV'''), is an inflammatory process of the small [[blood vessel]].


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*Small upper dermis vessels with:
*Small upper dermis vessels with:
*#Neutrophils.
*#Neutrophils.
*#*Fragmentation of neutrophils (leukocytoclasia).
*#*Fragmentation of [[neutrophil]]s (leukocytoclasia).
*#Vessel damage: fibrin deposition (bright pink acellular stuff).
*#Vessel damage: fibrin deposition (bright pink acellular stuff).


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#*Drugs.
#*Drugs.


Image:
===Image===
www:
*[http://www.ancavasculitis.com/biopsy.php LCA (ancavasculitis.com)].
*[http://www.ancavasculitis.com/biopsy.php LCA (ancavasculitis.com)].
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case189.html LCA of the GI tract - several images (upmc.edu)].
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case189.html LCA of the GI tract - several images (upmc.edu)].


==Stains==
==Stains==
*PAS - look for fungus.
*[[PAS stain|PAS]] - look for fungus.


==See also==
==See also==
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