An Atypical Extraintestinal Manifestation in a Child with Ulcerative Colitis: Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
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Annular Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LV) is characterized by neutrophilic invasion and fibrinoid necrosis along with endothelial enlargement in postcapillary venules. Annular appearance of LV (ALV) is rare, but it can be accompanied by several systemic diseases. One of these systemic diseases is ulcerative colitis (UC), a subgroup of inflammatory bowel disease. Only one case was previously reported in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Dermatology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1013-9087,2005-3894
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2020.32.1.90