@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00016683, author = {Nakamura, Shigeki and Yanagihara, Katsunori and Izumikawa, Koichi and Seki, Masafumi and Miyazaki, Yoshitsugu and Hirakata, Yoichi and Soejima, Yoshifumi and Mizuta, Yohei and Kohno, Shigeru}, issue = {8}, journal = {Internal Medicine}, month = {Apr}, note = {Hypersensitivity vasculitis (HSV) has been used to describe several forms of vasculitis of small blood vessels, including Henoch-Sch?nlein purpura (HSP), mixed cryoglobulinemia, and allergic vasculitis, etc. HSP is a disease occasionally seen in childhood, and is characterized by dermatological and abdominal symptoms. Here, we report a rare case of HSV which showed a clinical course similar to HSP after pneumococcal pneumonia in an elderly adult. Generally, Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common pathogen in adult community-acquired pneumonia. Therefore, it is critical to recognize HSV as one of the important complications after bacterial infection, especially Streptococcus pneumoniae., Internal Medicine, vol.46(8), pp.487-490; 2007}, pages = {487--490}, title = {Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis after Pneumococcal pneumonia in an Elderly Adult}, volume = {46}, year = {2007} }