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Vasculitis on the palm


Vasculitis


Vasculitis, urticarial on the hand

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Allergic vasculitis

Definition

Allergic vasculitis is hypersensitivity to a drug or foreign agent that leads to inflammation and damage to blood vessels of the skin.

Alternative Names

Vasculitis - allergic hypersensitivity; Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

Causes

Vasculitis occurs because of inflammation and damage to blood vessels. The inflammation of allergic vasculitis is the result of anallergic reaction to a drug or other foreign agent.

Review Date: 8/3/2003
Reviewed By: Megan Clowse, M.D., Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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