Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis/Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Inpatient Dermatology

  • 1692 Accesses

Abstract

Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis (CSVV) is typically caused by inflammation of postcapillary venules in the superficial and mid dermis classically presenting as palpable purpura in dependent areas.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Suggested Reading

  1. Micheletti RG, Werth VP. Small vessel vasculitis of the skin. Rheum Dis Clin N Am. 2015;41(1):21–32.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Aileen Y. Chang MD

Authors
  1. Aileen Y. Chang MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Aileen Y. Chang MD .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Misha Rosenbach

  2. Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Karolyn A. Wanat

  3. Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Robert G. Micheletti

  4. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Laura A. Taylor

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Chang, A.Y. (2018). Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis/Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis. In: Rosenbach, M., Wanat, K., Micheletti, R., Taylor, L. (eds) Inpatient Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18449-4_47

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18449-4_47

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-18448-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-18449-4

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation