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Leucocytoclastic (allergic) vasculitis. The dermal capillary blood vessels are surrounded by an intense infiltrate of neutrophil polymorphs. Capillary endothelial cells appear swollen and the presence of abundant nuclear debris is in keeping with leucocytoclasis.