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Petechiae, Purpura and Vasculitis

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LCV: Treatment<br />

• Patients with normal UA <strong>and</strong> clinically well –<br />

nonaggressive treatment: rest , elevation of<br />

the leg, analgesics, avoidance of trauma <strong>and</strong><br />

treat underlying cause<br />

• NSAIDs,<br />

• Colchicine, dapsone for chronic vasculitis<br />

• Systemic corticosteroids for serious systemic<br />

manifestations or necrotic lesions

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