Multisystemic leukocytoclastic vasculitis affecting the central nervous system

Soylu A., Kavukcu S., Erdur B., DEMİR K., Turkmen M.

PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, vol.33, no.4, pp.289-291, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.04.010
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.289-291
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is a self-limiting disease with rare systemic complications in the majority of patients. This report describes a 10-year-old male with leukocytoclastic vasculitis caused by an insect bite who presented with central nervous system, lung, kidney, and gastrointestinal involvement in addition to cutaneous findings. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic examination of cerebral hematoma material. Initially, his symptoms improved with a treatment protocol including steroid, cyclophosphamide, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasmapheresis, but the patient succumbed because of nosocomial sepsis. (c) 2005 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.