Small vessel vasculitis anti inflammatory medicine
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Small vessel vasculitis is most common form of vasculitis affecting arterioles and venules.
In the skin, small vessel vasculitis presents with palpable purpura.Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis can be idiopathic/primary, or secondary to infection, drug or disease.It may be neutrophilic, lymphocytic or granulomatous on histopathology.
Small vessel vasculitis is also called immune complex small vessel vasculitis. The term hypersensitivity vasculitis is used for cutaneoussmall vessel vasculitis due to known drug or infection.
There are special types of small vessel vasculitisthat present with similar cutaneous signs and should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
In the skin, small vessel vasculitis presents with palpable purpura.Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis can be idiopathic/primary, or secondary to infection, drug or disease.It may be neutrophilic, lymphocytic or granulomatous on histopathology.
Small vessel vasculitis is also called immune complex small vessel vasculitis. The term hypersensitivity vasculitis is used for cutaneoussmall vessel vasculitis due to known drug or infection.
There are special types of small vessel vasculitisthat present with similar cutaneous signs and should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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