Urticarial leukocytoclastic vasculitis with cold urticaria. Report of a case and review of the literature.
A patient was seen with cold urticaria and urticarialike lesions with palpable purpura, acquired hypocomplementemia, low levels of circulating immune complexes, and skin biopsy evidence of necrotizing vasculitis. The association of cold urticaria with urticarialike vasculitis may represent a previously unrecognized subset of urticarial vasculitis.
D000328:Adult; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology; D012867:Skin / Q000032:analysis; D014581:Urticaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
D003165:Complement System Proteins; D011241:Prednisone