Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related Leucocytoclastic vasculitis
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is a small-vessel vasculitis with a reported incidence rate of 30 cases per million persons per year. It usually presents as a palpable purpuric skin rash on legs, though any part of the body can be affected. LCV rash may have an associated burning sensation or pain...
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| author | Snehal Balvant Lunge Vijaya Sajjan Ashok M. Pandit B.S. Manjunathswamy Anshul Agrawal Shivakumar Patil |
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| description | Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is a small-vessel vasculitis with a reported incidence rate of 30 cases per million persons per year. It usually presents as a palpable purpuric skin rash on legs, though any part of the body can be affected. LCV rash may have an associated burning sensation or pain and in some cases may involve internal organs. In some cases, LCV rash may present as nodules, recurrent ulcerations or asymptomatic lesions. The diagnosis of LCV is usually made on skin biopsy. Etiological triggers may not be identified in as many as half of the cases. Treatment is usually conservative and includes identification and removal or treatment of the etiological trigger except in cases with internal organ involvement where systemic steroids and immunosuppressant may be necessary. In this article we present a case of Amoxicillin and Clavulanate potassium associated LCV that improved with discontinuation of the offending agent and treatment with systemic corticosteroids. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4b43b20e71f49e4b64510e239260a2d2022-12-21T23:59:26ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902014-04-015214815010.7241/ourd.20142.35Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related Leucocytoclastic vasculitisSnehal Balvant Lunge0Vijaya Sajjan1Ashok M. Pandit2B.S. Manjunathswamy3Anshul Agrawal4Shivakumar Patil5Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, IndiaLeukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is a small-vessel vasculitis with a reported incidence rate of 30 cases per million persons per year. It usually presents as a palpable purpuric skin rash on legs, though any part of the body can be affected. LCV rash may have an associated burning sensation or pain and in some cases may involve internal organs. In some cases, LCV rash may present as nodules, recurrent ulcerations or asymptomatic lesions. The diagnosis of LCV is usually made on skin biopsy. Etiological triggers may not be identified in as many as half of the cases. Treatment is usually conservative and includes identification and removal or treatment of the etiological trigger except in cases with internal organ involvement where systemic steroids and immunosuppressant may be necessary. In this article we present a case of Amoxicillin and Clavulanate potassium associated LCV that improved with discontinuation of the offending agent and treatment with systemic corticosteroids.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-2-9-amoxicilin/Amoxicillin and Clavulanate potassiumLeukocytoclastic vasculitis perivascular and vascular leucocytic infiltrates |
| spellingShingle | Snehal Balvant Lunge Vijaya Sajjan Ashok M. Pandit B.S. Manjunathswamy Anshul Agrawal Shivakumar Patil Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related Leucocytoclastic vasculitis Nasza Dermatologia Online Amoxicillin and Clavulanate potassium Leukocytoclastic vasculitis perivascular and vascular leucocytic infiltrates |
| title | Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related Leucocytoclastic vasculitis |
| title_full | Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related Leucocytoclastic vasculitis |
| title_fullStr | Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related Leucocytoclastic vasculitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related Leucocytoclastic vasculitis |
| title_short | Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related Leucocytoclastic vasculitis |
| title_sort | amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium related leucocytoclastic vasculitis |
| topic | Amoxicillin and Clavulanate potassium Leukocytoclastic vasculitis perivascular and vascular leucocytic infiltrates |
| url | http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-2-9-amoxicilin/ |
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