Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

Autor: Cumali Karatoprak, Elif Arabaci, Kemal Yildiz, Mustafa Cakirca, Mehmet Ali Cikrikcioglu, Fatih Ergun, Ahmet Danalioglu, Orhan Kocaman, Hakan Senturk
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2013/264189
Popis: Rarely, leukocytoclastic vasculitis can result from ischemic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and cryoglobulinemia. There is no established standard for the treatment of leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with gastroenterologic diseases. This paper presents three cases of leukoytoclastic vasculitis, each of which is associated with a different gastroenterologic condition: ischemic colitis, Crohn’s disease, and chronic hepatitis C. Each condition went into remission by treatment of leukocytoclastic vasculitis, regardless of the underlying disease.
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