Allergic Skin Conditions
Allergic vasculitis is an extreme reaction to a drug, infection, or foreign substance that leads to inflammation and damage to blood vessels of the skin.
Alternative Names
Vasculitis - allergic; Hypersensitivity vasculitis; Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Allergic vasculitis is caused by an
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