A rare case of oxacillin-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Cássio Alexandre Oliveira Rodrigues,
Vaneska Silveira de Paiva,
Rand Randall Martins
Abstract:Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is a pathology whose mechanisms are associated with the process of vascular inflammation. It is estimated that up to 24% of the cases of vasculitis are drug-related, with beta-lactam antimicrobials being one of the pharmacological groups commonly associated with this adverse outcome. Oxacillin, a semisyntheticpenicillin, has a beta-lactam ring that confers biological activity and is most frequently associated with reports of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. However, similar cases relate… Show more
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