title: Type III hypersensitivity to insulin leading to leukocytoclastic vasculitis.
abstract: Here, we report the occurrence of leukocytoclastic vasculitis as an outcome of type III allergy to insulin in a patient with type II diabetes mellitus. The diagnosis was made on the basis of anatomo-pathological examination of a skin biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Campinas, DCM - FCM Unicamp, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rachid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rabelo-Santos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Lima Zollner
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Velloso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D007105:Immune Complex Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007328:Insulin / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin