Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

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 vas...

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Main Authors: Cumali Karatoprak, Elif Arabaci, Kemal Yildiz, Mustafa Cakirca, Mehmet Ali Cikrikcioglu, Fatih Ergun, Ahmet Danalioglu, Orhan Kocaman, Hakan Senturk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/264189
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spelling doaj-fd2e4a41f6d540699f59ee5eec316a672020-11-25T00:21:48ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/264189264189Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic VasculitisCumali Karatoprak0Elif Arabaci1Kemal Yildiz2Mustafa Cakirca3Mehmet Ali Cikrikcioglu4Fatih Ergun5Ahmet Danalioglu6Orhan Kocaman7Hakan Senturk8Internal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Clinic, Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, TurkeyRarely, 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/264189
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author Cumali Karatoprak
Elif Arabaci
Kemal Yildiz
Mustafa Cakirca
Mehmet Ali Cikrikcioglu
Fatih Ergun
Ahmet Danalioglu
Orhan Kocaman
Hakan Senturk
spellingShingle Cumali Karatoprak
Elif Arabaci
Kemal Yildiz
Mustafa Cakirca
Mehmet Ali Cikrikcioglu
Fatih Ergun
Ahmet Danalioglu
Orhan Kocaman
Hakan Senturk
Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Case Reports in Medicine
author_facet Cumali Karatoprak
Elif Arabaci
Kemal Yildiz
Mustafa Cakirca
Mehmet Ali Cikrikcioglu
Fatih Ergun
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Orhan Kocaman
Hakan Senturk
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title Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
title_short Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
title_full Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
title_fullStr Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
title_full_unstemmed Gastroenterology Cases of Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
title_sort gastroenterology cases of cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
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publishDate 2013-01-01
description 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.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/264189
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