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. 2013 Feb;25(1):118-20.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2013.25.1.118. Epub 2013 Feb 14.

Henoch-Schönlein Purpura during Isotretinoin Therapy

Yilmaz Turan  1 , Mutlu Cayirli, Mustafa Tunca
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura during Isotretinoin Therapy

Yilmaz Turan et al. Ann Dermatol. 2013 Feb.
No abstract available

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Palpable purpuric lesions on the lower limbs
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) Dermal perivascular inflammatory infiltration (H&E ×40). (B) High power view of perivascular inflammatory infiltration including neutrophils with quite a few eosinophils and fibrinoid necrosis (H&E ×200). (C) Perivascular Immunoglobulin A deposition in immunofluorescence microscopy as shown by arrow.
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