title: [Urticaria vasculitis].
abstract: Urticarial vasculitis is a syndrome characterized by a chronic intermittent urticaria and the histological features of necrotizing vasculitis. The skin lesions are often accompanied by arthritis or arthralgia and other systemic diseases. Depressed serum complement can be found in half of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Rheumaklinik Oberammergau, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hiller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burg
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D014581:Urticaria / Q000473:pathology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology*; D014699:Venules / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Urtikaria-Vaskulitis.