Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis in a Patient on Hemodialysis and With a Metastatic Liver Lesion

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 3; p. e13863
• Main Authors: Yamamoto, Naoki, Dejima, Akihiro, Hasatani, Kenkou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus 13.03.2021
• Subjects: Allergy/Immunology; Dermatology; Nephrology; metastatic liver lesion; iga vasculitis; haemodialysis (hd); henoch-schönlein purpura

We present the case of a 79-year-old man on hemodialysis with immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis. He developed palpable purpura three weeks after having pneumonia. A skin biopsy showed leukocytoclastic vasculitis with IgA and C3 deposition. He received a topical corticosteroid for his IgA vasculitis....