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Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Author(s) -
Cumali Karatoprak,
Elif Arabacı,
Kemal Yıldız,
Mustafa Çakırca,
Mehmet Ali Çıkrıkçıoğlu,
Fatih Ergun,
Ahmet Danalıoğlu,
Orhan Kocaman,
Hakan Şentürk
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2013/264189
Subject(s) - leukocytoclastic vasculitis , medicine , dermatology , vasculitis , disease
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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