"Fleshy" Skin Cellulitis: A Triggering Factor for ANCA Associated Vasculitis

• Main Authors: Sim, Chun Yang, Ruslinda, Mustafar, Lydia, Kamaruzaman, Kong, Wei Yen, Rozita, Mohd, Rizna, Cader
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MyMedR 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32881/1/Fleshy%20Skin%20Cellulitis%20A%20Triggering%20Factor%20for%20ANCA%20Associated%20Vasculitis_pdf.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32881/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32041918/

A 59-year-old lady with underlying hypothyroidism presented with acute contact dermatitis progressed to cellulitis with superimposed bacterial infection and acute kidney injury. She responded to initial management with antibiotics, but a week later, she had cutaneous and systemic vasculitis. Her ski...