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Small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis (view source)
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| Caption = Leukocytoclastic vasculitis. [[H&E stain]]. | | Caption = Leukocytoclastic vasculitis. [[H&E stain]]. | ||
| Synonyms = leukocytoclastic vasculitis | | Synonyms = leukocytoclastic vasculitis, hypersensitivity vasculitis | ||
| Micro = small vessels intramural inflammatory cells (neutrophils), vessel damage (fibrin deposition) | | Micro = small vessels intramural inflammatory cells (neutrophils), vessel damage (fibrin deposition) | ||
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| Tx = remove underlying cause; colchicine and/or dapsone; immunosuppression | | Tx = remove underlying cause; colchicine and/or dapsone; immunosuppression | ||
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'''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''') and '''hypersensitivity vasculitis''',<ref name=pmid26176572>{{Cite journal | last1 = Einhorn | first1 = J. | last2 = Levis | first2 = JT. | title = Dermatologic Diagnosis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis. | journal = Perm J | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | pages = 77-8 | month = | year = 2015 | doi = 10.7812/TPP/15-001 | PMID = 26176572 }}</ref> is an inflammatory process of the small [[blood vessel]]. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||