Multisystemic leukocytoclastic vasculitis affecting the central nervous system

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

PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.289-291, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.04.010
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.289-291
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.