Table 3.
Feature | Patients, n (%) |
---|---|
Prevalence (n = 6301) | 610 (10) |
Female:male ratio (n = 71) | 23:1 |
Age at diagnosis, years (n = 71) | 53 |
Clinical presentation (n = 170) | |
Cutaneous purpura | 149 (88) |
Cutaneous ulcers | 16 (9) |
Urticarial vasculitis | 12 (7) |
Cutaneous biopsy (n = 174) | 80 (46) |
Histopathological features (n = 59) | |
Leucocytoclastic vasculitis | 54 (90) |
Lymphocytic vasculitis | 1 (2) |
Capillaritis | 1 (2) |
Microthrombosis | 1 (2) |
Necrotizing vasculitis | 2 (4) |
Immunological profile | |
Anti-Ro (n = 87) | 54 (62) |
Anti-La (n = 86) | 29 (34) |
Cryoglobulins (n = 72) | 26 (36) |
Variables were not detailed in all studies and the prevalence of a specific feature is stated as the number of cases with that feature/number of cases in which the feature was detailed.