Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium-hydroxyapatite filler: A rare case report
This case report describes a 61-year-old female who developed cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following a calcium-hydroxyapatite-based filler injection. The patient presented with a generalized purpuric and petechial rash, along with arthralgia. A skin biopsy confirmed features consistent with cut...
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| description | This case report describes a 61-year-old female who developed cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following a calcium-hydroxyapatite-based filler injection. The patient presented with a generalized purpuric and petechial rash, along with arthralgia. A skin biopsy confirmed features consistent with cutaneous small vessel vasculitis. Treatment with a 6-week prednisone taper resulted in complete symptom resolution. This observation warrants further investigation into the potential role of dermal fillers in triggering inflammatory conditions like cutaneous small vessel vasculitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00762d0c4e884b0db845fe884c6afa502025-08-20T03:47:12ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2025-06-011310.1177/2050313X251341563Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium-hydroxyapatite filler: A rare case reportGhassan Barnawi0Sarah Kashkari1Arieh Gomolin2May Chergui3Badia Issa-Chergui4Lisa Iannatone5Department of Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaThis case report describes a 61-year-old female who developed cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following a calcium-hydroxyapatite-based filler injection. The patient presented with a generalized purpuric and petechial rash, along with arthralgia. A skin biopsy confirmed features consistent with cutaneous small vessel vasculitis. Treatment with a 6-week prednisone taper resulted in complete symptom resolution. This observation warrants further investigation into the potential role of dermal fillers in triggering inflammatory conditions like cutaneous small vessel vasculitis.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X251341563 |
| spellingShingle | Ghassan Barnawi Sarah Kashkari Arieh Gomolin May Chergui Badia Issa-Chergui Lisa Iannatone Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium-hydroxyapatite filler: A rare case report SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium-hydroxyapatite filler: A rare case report |
| title_full | Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium-hydroxyapatite filler: A rare case report |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium-hydroxyapatite filler: A rare case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium-hydroxyapatite filler: A rare case report |
| title_short | Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium-hydroxyapatite filler: A rare case report |
| title_sort | cutaneous small vessel vasculitis following calcium hydroxyapatite filler a rare case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X251341563 |
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