leukocytoclastic vasculitis
(lōō′kə-sī′tə-klăs′tĭk)- Acute cutaneous vasculitis that is characterized by purpura, especially of the legs, and by exudation of neutrophils and sometimes fibrin around dermal venules, with extravasation of red blood cells.
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