Leucocytoclastic Vasculitis as Onset Symptom of Ulcerative Colitis
July 2003
in “
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
”
TLDR A 13-year-old girl with various symptoms was successfully treated for autoimmune disease using the antibiotic co-trimoxazole.
A 13-year-old girl exhibited symptoms including auricular chondritis, recurrent chest pain, arthritis, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, prolonged steroid-resistant alopecia areata, and recurrent tonsillitis. Autoimmunity and relapsing polychondritis were considered in her diagnosis. She was successfully treated with co-trimoxazole, an antibiotic with immunomodulatory properties, highlighting its significance in treating autoimmune diseases.
