Leukocytoclastic angiitis induced by clindamycin.
A fifty-six-year-old white male diabetic developed leukocytoclastic angiitis after treatment with clindamycin for an infected foot ulcer. The eruption subsided following withdrawal of the drug, recurred when it was re-administered, and cleared after it was again withdrawn. Clindamycin or lincomycin allergy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of leukocytoclastic angiitis in patients who take these drugs.
D002981:Clindamycin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000139:chemically induced; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
D002981:Clindamycin