Hypersensitivity angiitis is seen in?: (A) SLE, (B) Polyarteritis Nodosa, (C) Buerger's disease, (D) Henoch Schonlein purpura
Answer is D. Cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis (also known as “Cutaneous leukocytoclastic angiitis and “Hypersensitivity angiitis”) is an inflammation of small blood vessels characterized clinically by palpable purpura.
Subtypes of Small-Vessel Vasculitis Include:
• Henoch-Schonlein purpura
• Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy
• Urticarial vasculitis
• Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis