Vasculitis: Kids are not just little people

Cutaneous vasculitis, inflammatory destruction of blood vessels, can present with a wide range of clinical and pathologic findings across a number of heterogeneous conditions. Although some vasculitides are present in both children and adults, some important differences exist in clinical presentation, etiology, management, and prognosis in childhood vasculitis versus adult vasculitis.Cutaneous vasculitis is rare in children, and most childhood vasculitides, of which Henoch-Sch önlein purpura is the most common, histologically are small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis.

Source: Clinics in Dermatology - November 1, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Nikita Lakdawala, Flavia Fedeles Source Type: research