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. 2021 Apr;38(2):335-337.
doi: 10.5114/ada.2021.106214. Epub 2021 May 22.

Life-threatening manifestation of cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis

Marta Runowska  1 , Dominik Majewski  1 , Mariusz Puszczewicz  1
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Life-threatening manifestation of cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis

Marta Runowska et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2021 Apr.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Photographs of the patient’s hands taken at the first admission to the hospital, with deep ulcerations over the joints, revealing the surface of the bones (A), and after 10 months of follow-up (B), showing full resolution of ulcerations, with the persistence of joint contractures
Figure 2
Figure 2
A photograph of the patient’s left lower extremity taken after 29 months of follow-up, showing ulceration over the sheen and heel, and areas of the scar extending to the thigh, after healed ulceration
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