Type III hypersensitivity to insulin leading to leukocytoclastic vasculitis.
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.
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Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Campinas, DCM - FCM Unicamp, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Mansour
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de Lima Zollner
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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*
D007328:Insulin