posted on 2020-01-22, 03:39authored byAlexandre Sacchetti Bezerra, Afonso César Polimanti, Rafael Andretti de Oliveira, Rafael Vilhena de Carvalho Fürst, Paulo Ricardo Criado, João Antônio Corrêa
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.