LR may lead to livedoid vasculitis, which can cause skin breakdown and painful ulcers, particularly in the lower legs and feet (Pullen, Cannon, & Rushing, 2004; Ravat, Evans, & Russell-Jones, 2002).

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Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels — the tubes that carry blood throughout your body. Inflammation happens when your immune system attacks healthy tissue by mistake. When blood vessels ...

Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels. Inflammation is a condition in which tissue is damaged by blood cells entering the tissues. In inflammatory diseases, these cells are mostly ...

A case of systemic lupus erythematosus with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies–positive skin vasculitis and concomitant combined thrombophilia. ... He presented with necrotic skin ulcerations on ...

Biglione B, Zhong C, Iriarte C, Cucka B, Hoang MP, Kroshinsky D. Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis as the presenting sign of systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Med . Published online December ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hydralazine-induced autoimmune conditions may have a varied presentation, including drug-induced lupus or vasculitis, according to a speaker, here. Patients with nephritic ...

Current treatments for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis include toxic immunosuppressive agents such as cyclophosphamide, and ...

Lupus mesenteric vasculitis is the main cause of acute abdominal pain in patients with acute gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus. Abdominal CT allows for early and ...

Sidebar: Case Study -- Cutaneous Vasculitis . The patient is a 47-year-old male with a 6-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.