Cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis associated with acute sarcoidosis.
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A case of acute sarcoidosis associated with the simultaneous appearance of cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis and erythema nodosum is reported. Circulating immune complexes were demonstrated and may have been important in the pathogenesis of both types of skin lesion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 60 706 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984