Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis and Dysesthesias in Lower Limbs

Abstract

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis may be associated with many pathological conditions such as peripheral neurological involvement shown through paresthesias or dysesthesias. Peripheral nerve damage is one of the most common neurological complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection, but the prevalence of sensory neuropathy is relatively low in asymptomatic infection. We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman in which dysesthesias and erythematous spots in the feet and lower limbs were the first demonstrations of a human immnodeficiency virus infection. (Infect Dis Clin Pract 2008;16:194-197)