Orlistat-induced bullous leukocytoclastic vasculitis

Cutis. 2013 Mar;91(3):148-9.

Abstract

Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV), also known as small-vessel vasculitis, is a process thought to be related to the presence of circulating immune complexes. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is thought to be idiopathic in up to 50% of cases, but other common causes and associated disorders include certain medications, most frequently antibiotics; infections; collagen-vascular disease; paraproteinemias; and rarely neoplasia. We report a patient with cutaneous LCV induced by orlistat, a pancreatic lipase inhibitor that works as a weight-loss agent by decreasing the absorption of dietary fat.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Obesity Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Obesity Agents / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lactones / administration & dosage
  • Lactones / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / drug therapy
  • Orlistat
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / chemically induced*
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / pathology
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / chemically induced*
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / pathology

Substances

  • Anti-Obesity Agents
  • Lactones
  • Orlistat