Diagnóstico e terapêutica precoce de vasculite leucocitoclástica: relato de caso / Early diagnosis and treatment of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis: case report
J. vasc. bras
; 19: e20180072, 2020. graf
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RESUMO
Resumo Paciente do sexo feminino, 46 anos de idade, procurou o pronto socorro do Hospital Municipal Universitário apresentando lesões necróticas em membros inferiores associadas à síndrome consumptiva. Após anamnese e exame físico, obteve-se o diagnóstico de vasculite leucocitoclástica de modo imediato e econômico por meio da utilização de algoritmo específico de vasculites primárias, permitindo início precoce da terapêutica adequada. A boa evolução do quadro clínico ratificou a necessidade de se obter diagnóstico definitivo e início rápido da terapêutica.
ABSTRACT
Abstract A 46-year-old female patient presented at the emergency department of a Municipal University Hospital with necrotic lesions in lower limbs associated with wasting syndrome. She was diagnosed with leukocytoclastic vasculitis after physical examination and history-taking in a fast and cost-effective manner, using an algorithm specifically for primary vasculitis, enabling early and appropriate treatment. The good clinical outcome demonstrates the need to quickly make a definitive diagnosis and start treatment.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Algorithms
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Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Pt
Journal:
J. vasc. bras
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil