[Leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with naproxen].
We describe a 62-year-old woman who developed severe, cutaneous, leukocytoclastic vasculitis following administration of Naproxen. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used by millions for their analgetic as well as anti-inflammatory effects. While side-effects involving the kidney and the gastrointestinal tract are well known, hypersensitivity vasculitis is rarely reported. We report an additional case.
Lossos
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Dept. of Medicine, Hadassah-University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
Yossepowitch
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Amir
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Orren
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D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009288:Naproxen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D009288:Naproxen