I am new to this,well not new to the swelling and ulcers,but I got diagnosed recently.Last year I was treated for vasculitis with glucocorticosteroides and they worked.This year they kept the swelling away,but as soon as I lowered the mg of prednosone the inflamation came back,my ulcers got worse,skin around them red.My new doc got me off steroides and prescribed trental 2x a day,aspirin, diosmin x1,and compressive socks.On my ulcers I should put ag atrauman compresses,but they don't work for me.Also,topical steroides make my skin worse. My swelling got worse since then.This is really annoying,I have had this for years,but before it was just skin rash and swelling,it looked ugly and the pain was real,but now is 10x worse. Maybe I should mention that my platelets group or stick together when they are counted at the lab,so I always have to tell them and they use something else to count them.