Fungal leukocytoclastic vasculitis as a presentation of systemic vasculitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

J Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Dec;15(8):383-6. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181c41b84.

Abstract

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) commonly have vasculitis with cutaneous involvement. Disease activity associated with SLE is frequently responsible for the vasculitis, although infection is also important to consider. We describe a young woman with SLE who was found to have leukocytoclastic vasculitis due to Candida albicans.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Candidiasis / complications*
  • Female
  • Fungemia / complications*
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / microbiology*