Apixaban as a Rare Cause of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Apixaban is a rare cause of leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV). To our knowledge, there is only one other reported case due to apixaban in the literature. We present a case of apixaban-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis in a 95-year-old male. He had been started on apixaban 12 days prior to presenta...
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| description | Apixaban is a rare cause of leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV). To our knowledge, there is only one other reported case due to apixaban in the literature. We present a case of apixaban-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis in a 95-year-old male. He had been started on apixaban 12 days prior to presentation and developed worsening palpable purpura of his lower extremities. Possible etiologies of this new rash were excluded, with biopsy showing extensive purpura with superficial perivascular neutrophilic infiltrate and leukocytoclasis. Apixaban was discontinued, and the patient was started on a slow prednisone taper with subsequent resolution of his rash. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0dece0758fbc4f5e86c99691269c46aa2025-08-20T03:55:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972020-01-01202010.1155/2020/72340697234069Apixaban as a Rare Cause of Leukocytoclastic VasculitisJenna Spears0David Alexandre Chetrit1Sina Manthey2Christopher Lee3Yousif Al-Saiegh4Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), Philadelphia, PA, USAApixaban is a rare cause of leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV). To our knowledge, there is only one other reported case due to apixaban in the literature. We present a case of apixaban-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis in a 95-year-old male. He had been started on apixaban 12 days prior to presentation and developed worsening palpable purpura of his lower extremities. Possible etiologies of this new rash were excluded, with biopsy showing extensive purpura with superficial perivascular neutrophilic infiltrate and leukocytoclasis. Apixaban was discontinued, and the patient was started on a slow prednisone taper with subsequent resolution of his rash.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7234069 |
| spellingShingle | Jenna Spears David Alexandre Chetrit Sina Manthey Christopher Lee Yousif Al-Saiegh Apixaban as a Rare Cause of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Case Reports in Rheumatology |
| title | Apixaban as a Rare Cause of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis |
| title_full | Apixaban as a Rare Cause of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis |
| title_fullStr | Apixaban as a Rare Cause of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Apixaban as a Rare Cause of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis |
| title_short | Apixaban as a Rare Cause of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis |
| title_sort | apixaban as a rare cause of leukocytoclastic vasculitis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7234069 |
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