hypersensitivity angiitis
hy·per·sen·si·tiv·i·ty an·gi·i·tis
microscopic polyangiitis
A systemic small-vessel vasculitis that primarily affects the kidneys, skin, and lungs of middle-aged men.Clinical findings
Fever, malaise, myalgia, weight loss, and autoimmunity, including antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-ANCA). Skin lesions occur in 30 to 50%, usually presenting as purpura due to leukocytoclastic vasculitis, less commonly as nodules involving the vessels of the dermis and subcutaneous fat and ulcers. The kidney shows rapidly progressive focal and segmental glomerulonephritis.
DiffDx
Polyarteritis nodosa.