Urticarial vasculitis associated with essential thrombocythaemia.
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© 2014 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1653 Journal Compilation © 2014 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Urticarial vasculitis is a form of leucocytoclastic vasculitis whereby the skin lesions resemble urticaria. It is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome, hepatitis B and C viruses (1). Rarely it is associated with an underlying haematological disorders and, to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported in association with essential thrombocythaemia. We present a case report of urticarial vasculitis associated with essential thrombocythaemia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 94 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014