Multisystemic leukocytoclastic vasculitis affecting the central nervous system |
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Authors: | Soylu Alper Kavukçu Salih Erdur Bariş Demir Korcan Türkmen Mehmet A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. |
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Abstract: | Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is a self-limiting disease with rare systemic complications in the majority of patients. This report describes a 10-year-old male with leukocytoclastic vasculitis caused by an insect bite who presented with central nervous system, lung, kidney, and gastrointestinal involvement in addition to cutaneous findings. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic examination of cerebral hematoma material. Initially, his symptoms improved with a treatment protocol including steroid, cyclophosphamide, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasmapheresis, but the patient succumbed because of nosocomial sepsis. |
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