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| Definition: | Allergic vasculitis is hypersensitivity to a drug or foreign agent that leads to inflammation and damage to blood vessels of the skin.
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| Alternative Names: | Vasculitis - allergic hypersensitivity; Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
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| Causes, incidence, and risk factors: | Vasculitis occurs because of inflammation and damage to blood vessels. The inflammation of allergic vasculitis is the result of an allergic reaction to a drug or other foreign agent.
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Review Date: 8/3/2003
Reviewed By: Megan Clowse, M.D., Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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