Systemic capillary leak syndrome.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Bressan AL; Dermatology service from the Pedro Ernesto University Hospital - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. alinebressan@ig.com.br; Gripp A; Oliveira EF; Silva RS
- Source
- Publisher: Elsevier España, S.L Country of Publication: Spain NLM ID: 0067662 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1806-4841 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03650596 NLM ISO Abbreviation: An Bras Dermatol Subsets: MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English; Portuguese
The systemic capillary leak syndrome is rare and caused by increased capillary permeability. Several etiologies are involved. In our Department of Dermatology the main one is unstable psoriasis. Several treatments are used and many are still under study. Our objective was to present this potentially fatal medical condition that occurs in our specialty.