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Histopathologic features predictive of perivascular deposition of IgA on direct immunofluorescence in cases of leukocytoclastic vasculitis: A retrospective study of 112 specimens.
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 2023 July
IgA vasculitis is a small-vessel vasculitis subtype with increased risk of systemic involvement. We aimed to investigate if any light-microscopic features can predict the presence of perivascular granular IgA deposits on direct immunofluorescence (DIF) microscopy. We performed a retrospective search of cutaneous pathology reports from our internal and consultation practice (January 1, 2010-October 5, 2021) with a diagnosis of leukocytoclastic vasculitis and accompanying DIF. A blinded dermatopathologist reviewed standard microscopy slides for predetermined histopathological features. Fifty-six biopsies (48 patients) and 56 biopsies (42 patients) met inclusion criteria for IgA+ and IgA-, respectively. The presence of eosinophils and mid and deep dermal inflammation were statistically more associated with IgA- (41/56 [73.2%] and 31/56 [55.4%], respectively) than IgA+ cases (28/56 [50.0%] and 14/56 [25.0%]; p = 0.049 and 0.006, respectively, chi-squared test). Other microscopic criteria recorded were not significantly different between the two groups (p > 0.05, chi-squared and Fisher's exact tests). In this retrospective study of 112 cases, we found that while the absence of eosinophils and absence of mid- and deep inflammation were correlated with increased likelihood of IgA perivascular deposition on DIF, no other histopathological features on light microscopy tested could reliably predict the presence of IgA perivascular deposition on DIF. Therefore, DIF remains a necessary component for the accurate diagnosis of cutaneous IgA vasculitis.
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