Abstract
Cutaneous vasculitis is a rare complication of propylthiouracil therapy. We describe a patient who presented with lower extremity subcutaneous nodules, hemorrhagic bullae, and necrotic ulcers during treatment with this agent. Examination of a skin biopsy specimen revealed nodular vasculitis. This type of vasculitis has not been described in association with propylthiouracil therapy before. Nodular vasculitis not associated with the drug is characterized by a chronic protracted course, whereas in the patient reported the lesions rapidly regressed when use of the drug was discontinued.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 253-255 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Cutis |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |