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disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > leucocytoclastic vasculitis
disease > cardiovascular disease > vascular disease > vasculitis > leucocytoclastic vasculitis

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leucocytoclastic vasculitis  

Definition

  • Cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis (CSVV), also known as hypersensitivity vasculitis, cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis, hypersensitivity angiitis, cutaneous leukocytoclastic angiitis, cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis and cutaneous necrotizing venulitis, is inflammation of small blood vessels (usually post-capillary venules in the dermis), characterized by palpable purpura. (Wikipedia)

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