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Case Reports
. 2016 Aug 17;2(4):340-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.06.007. eCollection 2016 Jul.

A case of leukocytoclastic vasculitis following influenza vaccination

Seena Monjazeb  1 , Rebecca C Philips  1 , Michael Wilkerson  1
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Case Reports

A case of leukocytoclastic vasculitis following influenza vaccination

Seena Monjazeb et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: LCV, leukocytoclastic vasculitis; cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis; immunization; influenza; leukocytoclastic vasculitis; vaccination.

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Fig 1
The patient presented with nonblanching erythematous and violaceous macules coalescing into patches, in addition to palpable purpura, on the bilateral lower extremities.
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Fig 2
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis. Postcapillary venules and capillary loops in the papillary dermis show fibrinoid necrosis, infiltration of vessel walls by neutrophils, and surrounding conspicuous nuclear dust and extravasated erythrocytes. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain.)
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