Leucocytoclastic vasculitis as onset symptom of ulcerative colitis

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Figure 1.

Skin biopsy with small vessel angiitis of the superficial derma characterised by cellular inflammatory infiltrate around and inside the vascular wall. Haematoxylin/eosin staining, x400 magnification.

Figure 2.

Colonic biopsy specimen showing severe mucosal inflammation, formation of crypt abscess, mild glandular atrophy, and distortion, suggesting an active phase of ulcerative colitis. Haematoxylin/eosin staining, x400 magnification.