A 32-year-old woman presents with acute joint pain, fever, and a palpable purpura rash on her lower extremities 1 week after receiving penicillin for a throat infection. Which single finding best distinguishes her condition (Type III hypersensitivity) from an acute Type I hypersensitivity reaction to the same drug?

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