Successful treatment of cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis with upadacitinib: a Case Report

Cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis (CSVV) is a rare skin vasculitis that mainly affects small blood vessels and is often caused by certain drugs or diseases. When the condition is severe, skin ulcers may occur, accompanied by severe pain, which can affect daily life. This article reports a case in which the patient had a poor response to conventional corticosteroid therapy, with the condition continuing to deteriorate. Following 3 months of combination therapy with oral upadacitinib, the skin lesions nearly healed completely. This provides a new perspective for the treatment of CSVV and offers clinicians an additional treatment option.

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Frontiers in Medicine
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2026-04-14
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1804245
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Vasculitis and related conditions
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Successful treatment of cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis with upadacitinib: a Case Report

Zhuochen Wu, Huichao Li, Xin Zhao, Qing Zhu et al.
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Vasculitis and related conditions
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Successful treatment of cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis with upadacitinib: a Case Report

Zhuochen Wu, Huichao Li, Xin Zhao, Qing Zhu, Xingmo Li, Lijuan Liu, Guoqiang Zhang
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Abstract

Cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis (CSVV) is a rare skin vasculitis that mainly affects small blood vessels and is often caused by certain drugs or diseases. When the condition is severe, skin ulcers may occur, accompanied by severe pain, which can affect daily life. This article reports a case in which the patient had a poor response to conventional corticosteroid therapy, with the condition continuing to deteriorate. Following 3 months of combination therapy with oral upadacitinib, the skin lesions nearly healed completely. This provides a new perspective for the treatment of CSVV and offers clinicians an additional treatment option.

Frontiers in MedicineVol. 13
Hebei Medical University (CN), First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN), National Center for Infectious Diseases (US), Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology (CN)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 24%
Vasculitis and related conditions
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