In a 73-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide was reported to have induced skin-limited leukocytoclastic vasculitis.
In plain wordsIn one 73-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, weekly injected semaglutide was reported to have caused a skin-limited blood vessel inflammation.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- IncreaseLeukocytoclastic vasculitis
- Study
n = 1
- Outcome group
- Adverse events · Skin and wound
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · subcutaneousAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Herein, we describe the first case of skin-limited LCV induced by once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide in a 73-year-old man with T2DM, who experienced the complete resolution of the skin lesions shortly after the discontinuation of semaglutide therapy.