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Medical condition

Capillaritis

Capillary system
Specialty	Dermatology
Symptoms	Small red and brown dots, or patches of red and brown
Duration	Weeks to months

Capillaritis is where the capillaries, usually of the legs or lungs, are inflamed, allowing blood cells to pass through.

It may occur in the lungs as pulmonary capillaritis, or in the skin as pigmented purpuric dermatosis. Capillaritis usually affects otherwise healthy people.

Capillaritis can take many forms but is made up of tiny red or brown dots that may be spread out or in a group forming a red or brown patch on the skin. One variation, Majocchi purpura, forms concentric rings.

Capillaritis is a mild condition not requiring treatment. There is no known cure, however capillaritis can disappear within a few weeks, recur from time to time, or persist for years.

References

"Capillaritis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
^ Oakley, Amanda (January 2016). "Capillaritis (pigmented purpura)". DermNet NZ. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
Schwarz MI, Zamora MR, Hodges TN, Chan ED, Bowler RP, Tuder RM (June 1998). "Isolated pulmonary capillaritis and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in rheumatoid arthritis and mixed connective tissue disease". Chest. 113 (6): 1609–15. doi:10.1378/chest.113.6.1609. PMID 9631801. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14.

Classification	D ICD-10: L95.8 (ILDS L95.800)

v t e Cutaneous vasculitis and other vascular-related cutaneous conditions
Cutaneous vasculitis	Erythema elevatum diutinum Capillaritis Urticarial vasculitis Nodular vasculitis
Microvascular occlusion	Calciphylaxis Cryoglobulinemic purpura/Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis vascular coagulopathy: Livedoid vasculopathy Livedoid dermatitis Perinatal gangrene of the buttock Malignant atrophic papulosis Sneddon's syndrome
Purpura	Nonthrombocytopenic purpura: Cryofibrinogenemic purpura Drug-induced purpura Food-induced purpura IgA vasculitis Obstructive purpura Orthostatic purpura Purpura fulminans Purpura secondary to clotting disorders Purpuric agave dermatitis Pigmentary purpuric eruptions Solar purpura Traumatic purpura Waldenström hyperglobulinemic purpura Painful bruising syndrome ungrouped: Paroxysmal hand hematoma Postcardiotomy syndrome Deep vein thrombosis Superficial thrombophlebitis Mondor's disease Blueberry muffin baby Fibrinolysis syndrome
Systemic vasculitis	see Template:Systemic vasculitis
Vascular malformations	Arteriovenous malformation Bonnet–Dechaume–Blanc syndrome Cobb syndrome Parkes Weber syndrome Sinusoidal hemangioma lymphatic malformation Hennekam syndrome Aagenaes syndrome telangiectasia: Generalized essential telangiectasia Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia
Ulcer	Venous ulcer Arterial insufficiency ulcer Hematopoietic ulcer Neuropathic ulcer Acroangiodermatitis
Lymphedema	see Template:Lymphatic vessel disease
Ungrouped vascular-related cutaneous conditions	Raynaud's phenomenon Thromboangiitis obliterans Erythromelalgia Septic thrombophlebitis Arteriosclerosis obliterans Bier spots/Marshall–White syndrome Cholesterol embolus Reactive angioendotheliomatosis Trousseau's syndrome

Category:

Vascular diseases