Urticarial vasculitis occurring in association with visceral malignancy.
This is a report of a solitary patient who had urticarial vasculitis and an adenocarcinoma of the colon. Urticarial vasculitis has not been described in association with malignancy. It is considered that tumor-associated immune complexes might have been involved in the pathogenesis of the vasculitis.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014581:Urticaria / Q000473:pathology*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D007213:Indomethacin