Diseases

Leukocytoclastic Cutaneous Vasculitis

Disorder characterized by a vasculitic syndrome associated with exposure to an antigen such as a drug, infectious agent, or other foreign or endogenous substance. Its pathophysiology includes immune complex deposition and a wide range of skin lesions. Hypersensitivity or allergy is present in some but not all cases.

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Abstract

Disorder characterized by a vasculitic syndrome associated with exposure to an antigen such as a drug, infectious agent, or other foreign or endogenous substance. Its pathophysiology includes immune complex deposition and a wide range of skin lesions. Hypersensitivity or allergy is present in some but not all cases.

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Synonyms

39 entry terms
  • Allergic Cutaneous Angiitis
  • Allergic Cutaneous Vasculitis
  • Angiitis, Allergic Cutaneous
  • Angiitis, Hypersensitivity
  • Cutaneous Allergic Vasculitis
  • Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Angiitis
  • Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
  • Hypersensitivity Angiitis
  • Hypersensitivity Vasculitis
  • Vasculitis, Allergic Cutaneous
  • Vasculitis, Hypersensitivity
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous
  • Allergic Cutaneous Angiitides
  • Allergic Cutaneous Vasculitides
  • Allergic Vasculitides, Cutaneous
  • Allergic Vasculitis, Cutaneous
  • Angiitides, Allergic Cutaneous
  • Angiitides, Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic
  • Angiitides, Hypersensitivity
  • Angiitis, Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic
  • Cutaneous Allergic Vasculitides
  • Cutaneous Angiitides, Allergic
  • Cutaneous Angiitis, Allergic
  • Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Angiitides
  • Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitides
  • Cutaneous Vasculitides, Allergic
  • Cutaneous Vasculitis, Allergic
  • Hypersensitivity Angiitides
  • Hypersensitivity Vasculitides
  • Leukocytoclastic Angiitides, Cutaneous
  • Leukocytoclastic Angiitis, Cutaneous
  • Leukocytoclastic Vasculitides, Cutaneous
  • Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, Cutaneous
  • Vasculitides, Allergic Cutaneous
  • Vasculitides, Cutaneous Allergic
  • Vasculitides, Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic
  • Vasculitides, Hypersensitivity
  • Vasculitis, Cutaneous Allergic
  • Vasculitis, Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2010 (1995)

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Previous Indexing

  • Vasculitis, Allergic Cutaneous (1978-1994)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C14w.907w.940w.910
  2. C17.800w.862.972
  3. C20w.543w.520w.910

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NLM Classification

WG 505

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Leukocytoclastic Cutaneous Vasculitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018366. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018366
  2. Leukocytoclastic Cutaneous Vasculitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4008885