title: Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with active Wegener's granulomatosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cutaneous manifestations are common in Wegener's granulomatosis and may occur at any time during the illness.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our purpose was to describe the relation of the appearance of cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis to activity and other manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients with Wegener's granulomatosis who had recent onset of skin lesions are reported. Data regarding the relation of their cutaneous disease to their systemic disease was collected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In each case, onset of the skin lesions of biopsy-proven cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis was associated with activation of the systemic features of Wegener's granulomatosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mangold
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Callen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology