Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Henoch Schonlein Purpura - DermAtlas

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Alison Young, MD

Diagnosis

vasculitis, leukocytoclastic Henoch Schonlein purpura

Body Site

abdomen leg

Age

40 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 40-year-old man developed purpuric papules on his abdomen and legs several weeks earlier. He also complained of tea colored urine. A skin biopsy confirmed the presence of small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis.

Description

symmetric uniform 1-3 mm purpuric papules

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4/20/2004 8:39:35

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