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A rare secondary vasculitis characterized by an inflammation of blood vessels caused by various pharmaceutical agents, including certain antibiotics, anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agents, and psychoactive agents, among others. The skin is most commonly affected, but other tissues and organs, such as the subcutis, kidneys, or lungs may also be involved. Systemic disease develops only in a minority of patients treated with the causative drug over a prolonged period of time. Typical presenting signs and symptoms include skin rash, myalgia, arthralgia, fever, and malaise.