Allergic vasculitis : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Vasculitis - allergic, Hypersensitivity vasculitis, Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis)

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Allergic vasculitis

Alternate Names : Vasculitis - allergic, Hypersensitivity vasculitis, Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis

Symptoms & Signs

Purple-colored spots and patches, which get pale when pressure is placed on them (purpura)
Skin lesions usually located on the legs, buttocks, or trunk
Blisters on the skin
Hives (urticaria), may last longer than 24 hours
Open sores with dead tissue (necrotic ulcers)

Diagnosis & Tests

The diagnosis is based on your symptoms and how the skin looks after you take a certain medicine or are exposed to a foreign substance (antigen).

Results from an ESR test may be high. Skin biopsy shows inflammation of the blood vessels.

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Vasculitis on the palm
Vasculitis
Vasculitis, urticarial on the hand

Review Date : 5/31/2009
Reviewed By : Mark James Borigini, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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