Urticarial vasculitis (UV) is a rare type of leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by long lasting urticarial skin lesions and poor response to treatment. As of yet, no clinical guidelines, diagnostic criteria, or treatment algorithms exist, and the approaches to the diagnostic workup and ...
Introduction Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) is an uncommon small-vessel vasculitis first described by McDuffie and colleagues in 1973 [ 1 ]. Diagnostic criteria proposed by the same authors include two major criteria (urticaria lasting more than 6months, hypocomplementemia) ...
A reassessment of diagnostic criteria and treatment of idiopathic urticarial vasculitis: a retrospective study of 47 patients. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009;34:166–70. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Buck A, Christensen J, McCarty M. Hypocomplementemic urticarial Vasculitis syndrome: a case report ...
Urticarial vasculitis is often associated with connective tissue diseases or is idiopathic. Anti-C1q and low C1q may develop with lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Felty’s or Sjogren’s syndrome, glomerulonephritis, or cryoglobulinemia. It is uncertain whether anti-C1q is diagnostic for HUVS...
Urticarial vasculitis is a rare condition manifesting with a variety of clinical presentations ranging from skin limited lesions to life-threatening systemic illnesses. This review aims to highlight the recent findings on the etiology, diagnostic modalities, and therapeutic strategies and course of ...
A reassessment of diagnostic criteria and treatment of idiopathic urticarial vasculitis: a retrospective study of 47 patients. C. Tosoni,F. Lodi-Rizzini,M. Cinquini,G. Pasolini,M. Venturini,R. A. Sinico,P. Calzavara-Pinton. Clinical & Experimental Dermatology . 2009...
Background: Urticarial vasculitis (UV) should be differentiated from chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in patients initially presenting with recurrent wheals, although criteria for differential diagnosis remain ill鈥恉efined. Objectives: To set the goals, define criteria and unmet needs in UV ...
Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) is a rare disorder characterized clinically by recurrent urticaria and a variety of systemic manifestations.1 HUVS was first described by McDuffie in 1973. In 1982, Schwartz et al2 established the diagnostic criteria (Table 1). Two major ...
A reas‐ sessment of diagnostic criteria and treatment of idiopathic urticarial vasculitis: a retro‐ spective study of 47 patients. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009;34:166-170.Tosoni C, Lodi-Rizzini F, Cinquini M, Pasolini G, Venturini M, Sinico RA, Calzavara-Pinton P (2009) A reassessment of ...
There was a diagnostic dilemma between systemic lupus erythematosus and hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome. However, as the patient did not fulfil the American College of Rheumatology criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus, but fulfilled all the criteria for hypocomplementaemic urticarial...