Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in a boy with hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis.
The present paper reports the fourth case of hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis in a child. We describe a boy who, after many years of arthritis, urticaria, eye inflammation and hypocomplementaemia, developed rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis which was completely reversed by immunosuppressive therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
Only three paediatric patients with hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis have been described. Severe renal involvement was reversible with early appropriate treatment.
Renard
M
M
University Hospital, Department of Paediatrics, Leuven, Belgium.
Wouters
C
C
Proesmans
W
W
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000172:deficiency*; D018450:Disease Progression; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D014581:Urticaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D001379:Azathioprine