Leukocytoclastic vasculitis after pneumococcal pneumonia in an elderly adult.
Hypersensitivity vasculitis (HSV) has been used to describe several forms of vasculitis of small blood vessels, including Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP), mixed cryoglobulinemia, and allergic vasculitis, etc. HSP is a disease occasionally seen in childhood, and is characterized by dermatological and abdominal symptoms. Here, we report a rare case of HSV which showed a clinical course similar to HSP after pneumococcal pneumonia in an elderly adult. Generally, Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common pathogen in adult community-acquired pneumonia. Therefore, it is critical to recognize HSV as one of the important complications after bacterial infection, especially Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Nakamura
Shigeki
S
Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Ureshino Medical Center, Nagasaki.
Yanagihara
Katsunori
K
Izumikawa
Koichi
K
Seki
Masafumi
M
Miyazaki
Yoshitsugu
Y
Hirakata
Yoichi
Y
Soejima
Yoshifumi
Y
Mizuta
Yohei
Y
Kohno
Shigeru
S
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*