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Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis: Is Propranolol Implicated?
Author(s) -
Iliopoulou Angeliki,
Giannakopoulos George,
Synetos Andreas,
Georgiou Angelos,
Chalkiadaki Anthi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1592/phco.20.9.848.35199
Subject(s) - leukocytoclastic vasculitis , propranolol , medicine , vasculitis , dermatology , adverse effect , pathology , disease
Drugs frequently cause cutaneous adverse reactions. The suspected agent is sometimes difficult to identify, especially in patients receiving multidrug treatment and with underlying illnesses that may contribute to the clinical picture. In our patient, propranolol‐induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis was diagnosed by exclusion.