Cutaneous vasculitis: a review of aetiology and clinical manifestations in 85 patients in Malaysia.
Cutaneous vasculitis presents with a variety of clinical morphologies and causes significant morbidity. A total of 85 patients with cutaneous vasculitis at Hospital Kuala Lumpur were retrospectively reviewed. Palpable purpura was seen in 49.4% and frequently involved the lower limbs (50.6%). Identifiable causes include drugs (28.2%), infections (20.0%) and connective tissue disorders (16.5%). Non steroidal antiinflammatory were the commonest group of drugs responsible for 25% of cases while B-haemolytic streptococci was the leading infectious cause (64.7%).
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Kuala Lumpur. drleelaraj@yahoo.com
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Leelavathi
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Aziz
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Gangaram
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Hussein
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*