Metformin-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis: A case report

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-63

  Czarnowicki, Tali ^a   Ramot, Yuval ^a   Ingber, Arieh ^a   Maly, Alexander ^a   Horev, Liran ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Metformin; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; METFORMIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EROSION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; OBESITY; PAPULE; PETECHIA; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR NECROSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULITIS, LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 84055199992     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: 11791888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11593230-000000000-00000     Document Type: Letter

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