Leukocytoclastic vasculitis of the colon.
Two cases of young patients with an acute abdomen caused by a necrotizing angiitis of the cecum and ascending colon are reported. The absence of any systemic disease and a history of medical treatment in both cases led to the diagnosis of hypersensitivity vasculitis by a serum sickness-like reaction. An extensive review of the literature is also presented.
Bisceglia
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Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni Rotondo.
Germani
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G
Tardio
B
B
Di Mattia
A
A
Li Bergoli
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M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001167:Arteritis / Q000473:pathology*; D002432:Cecum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology