Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis in the presence of methimazole therapy

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Carla De Oliveira Ribeiro¹  Paula Ferrazzi Magrin¹  Enoí Aparecida Guedes Vilar¹  Sandra Maria Barbosa Durães¹  Rogério Ribeiro Estrella¹ 

关键词: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis;    Methimazole;    Vasculitis;    Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis;    Metimazol;    Vasculite;    Vasculite associada a anticorpo anticitoplasma de neutrófilos;    Vasculite leucocitoclástica cutânea;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0365-05962013000200021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Treatment with antithyroid drugs may be accompanied by side effects. We present a patient diagnosed with Grave's Disease who developed extensive vasculitis in the lower limbs during methimazole use. After suspension of the methimazole and the introduction of prednisone in immunesupressor doses the cutaneous lesions started to involute.

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