Cutaneous vasculitis (CV) is a term used for inflammation of the blood vessels in the skin that occurs in up to 70% of patients with lupus erythematosus (LE). The inflammation affects the smaller ...

Cutaneous vasculitis encompasses a heterogeneous group of inflammatory disorders that primarily affect the blood vessels of the skin. Manifestations vary broadly, from skin‐limited lesions to ...

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is characterized by inflammation directed at small blood vessels in the skin. The process is mediated by neutrophils. Histologically, leukocytoclasis (i.e., destruction of ...

Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels — the tubes that carry blood throughout your body. Inflammation happens when your immune system attacks healthy tissue by mistake. When blood vessels ...

Most people with lupus have it affect the skin. The types of rashes can be divided into two large groups. First, when lupus affects the skin with problems only seen in lupus, it’s called cutaneous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CLEVELAND — In this video perspective from the Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Dermatology Therapy Update III meeting ...

VEXAS syndrome is known to be a mimicker of ANCA-associated vasculitis, making it a challenge to distinguish between the disorders. VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) ...

Managing CV includes general measures to keep the patient as comfortable as possible until lesions resolve spontaneously. These include resting, protecting fragile skin from injury, and using ...