Cutaneous necrotizing small‐vessel vasculitis induced by acute hepatitis E

Abstract

Abstract Hepatitis E virus is a new emergent virus causing acute self‐limiting hepatitis, but may also cause extrahepatic manifestations. Hepatitis E virus should be systematically considered in patients with cutaneous small‐vessel vasculitis and cytolytic hepatitis.

Keywords

• cutaneous vasculitis
• fibrinoid necrosis
• hepatitis E virus
• leukocytoclastic vasculitis