Case Report

Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in a Patient with Type 1 Cryoglobulinemia

Table 1

Diseases associated with cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis.

Vasculitic drug ReactionsMiscellaneous
 Examples: propylthiouracil, methimazole, antimicrobials Urticarial vasculitis
 Hematologic malignancies
Systemic vasculitides Inflammatory bowel disease
 Mixed cryoglobulinemia
 Wegener’s granulomatosisDiseases associated with cutaneous vascular occlusion
 Microscopic polyangiitis
 Churg-Strauss syndrome Thrombotic
 Henoch-Schönlein purpura  Type 1 cryoglobulinemia
 Polyarteritis nodosa  Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
 Behcet’s disease  Sickle cell disease
  Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Connective Tissue Diseases  Warfarin-induced skin necrosis
 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus  Livedo vasculopathy
 Rheumatoid Arthritis  Disseminated intravascular coagulation
 Sjögren's Syndrome
 Relapsing Polychondritis Embolic
  Cholesterol embolus
Infections  Atrial myxoma
 Hepatitis B/C
 Human immunodeficiency virus Vessel wall pathology
 Cytomegalovirus  Calciphylaxis
 Ebstein-Barr Virus  Amyloidosis
 Parvovirus B-19  Radiation arteriopathy
 Endocarditis  Primary hyperoxaluria

Adapted from Carlson [2].