title: Leukocytoclastic vasculitis after pneumococcal pneumonia in an elderly adult.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Ureshino Medical Center, Nagasaki.
authors: Shigeki
authors: S
authors: Nakamura
authors: Katsunori
authors: K
authors: Yanagihara
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Izumikawa
authors: Masafumi
authors: M
authors: Seki
authors: Yoshitsugu
authors: Y
authors: Miyazaki
authors: Yoichi
authors: Y
authors: Hirakata
authors: Yoshifumi
authors: Y
authors: Soejima
authors: Yohei
authors: Y
authors: Mizuta
authors: Shigeru
authors: S
authors: Kohno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*