Volume : 2, Issue : 10, OCT 2016

BULLOUS LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS – AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION

Kamini CR, Prasad PVS, Kaviarasan PK , Kannambal K

Abstract

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) also known as ‘Hypersensitivity vasculitis’ or ‘angitiis’ used to denote small vessel vasculitis. LCV classically presents as palpable purpura, but has polymorphic presentations clinically which can be misleading in the diagnosis. Bullous LCV is relatively a rare presentation. We report a case of a 52-year-old man who presented with hemorrhagic blisters and ulcers over lower limbs for one-month duration. On cutaneous examination, there were multiple hemorrhagic bullae and shallow ulcers over both legs. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Other lesions of LCV are often cited in literature, but very few cases of bullous LCV have been reported so far. Hence we present this case of ‘Bullous LCV’ for its rarity.

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