Immunoglobulin A vasculitis induced by atypical pneumonia infection with .

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Department of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.

Published: September 2022

Infections are a common trigger for IgA vasculitis. Among the bacteria that cause atypical pneumonia, infection has strongly been associated with IgA vasculitis, with reported with IgA vasculitis in only one case. Though IgA vasculitis is a self-limiting disease, patients with infection-related vasculitis have shown to benefit from early identification and treatment with antimicrobial therapy. Here, we report a case of IgA vasculitis due to infection in a 19-year-old male who presented with an acute onset of rash, that was later followed by symptoms of cough and fever.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9526174PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01624DOI Listing

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