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Leukocytoclastic vasculitis as a rare dermatologic manifestation of Crohn's disease mimicking cellulitis: a case report.

Meredith BuckIgor DumicWendy McDermottCharles NordstromSamarth DawanAndrew VirataScott MartinAnn HudsonTamara MilovanovicTerri Nordin
Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2020)
LCV is a rare form of vasculitis and one of the rarest dermatologic manifestations of CD, appearing at any stage of the disease. LCV has been associated with autoimmune diseases, infections, specific drugs (levofloxacin, ustekinumab), and malignancy. Clinical presentation of LCV is variable and frequently mistaken for cellulitis. LCV should be considered in differential diagnosis of bilateral lower extremity rash in patients with CD after infectious, malignant and auto-immune/inflammatory etiologies are excluded. Unlike erythema nodosum (EN) and pyoderma gangrenosum (PG), LCV requires biopsy for diagnosis. Most patients respond well to steroids without scarring.
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