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Vasculite Leucocitoclástica Secundária a Conjuntivite por Staphylococcus aureus
Leucocytoclastic Vasculitis Secondary to Staphylococcus aureus Conjunctivitis

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Ana Martins Neves - Corresponding Author

Ana Martins Neves [ana neves.doc86@gmail.com]
Serviço de Medicina Interna, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Alentejo, Portalegre, Portugal
Avenida de Stª António, Portalegre 7300-853

Sócrates Vargas Naranjo
Ana Bela Mateus
Isabel Ensina Lavadinho
Carlos P. Quintana

Abstract

Authors present a case of leucocytoclastic vasculitis secondary to exuberant conjunctivitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus in a young man with a history of allergy to various environmental factors, atopic dermatitis and chronic sinusitis. After anamnesis, laboratory tests, photographic documentation and a histopathological study, the diagnosis of leucocytoclastic vasculitis was confirmed. The patient was hospitalized and underwent targeted antibiotic treatment combined with high doses of corticosteroids. The therapeutic response was favorably progressive, with the dermal maculopapular lesions disappearing and his general condition improving, with the resolution of the infectious process.

Keywords: Conjunctivitis, Bacterial; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcal Infections; Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous

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Martins Neves A, Vargas Naranjo S, Bela Mateus A, Ensina Lavadinho I, P. Quintana C. Leucocytoclastic Vasculitis Secondary to Staphylococcus aureus Conjunctivitis. Gaz Med [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 15 [cited 2025 Sep. 19];1(1). Available from: http://gazetamedica.gazetamedica.pt/index.php/gazeta/article/view/927
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CLINICAL CASE

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