title: Hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis: successful treatment with cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone pulse therapy.
abstract: Systemic hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis unresponsive to several immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory drugs was seen in two women aged 43 and 45 years. Cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone pulse therapy was started in both patients and resulted in significant clinical improvement. The pulse treatment was well tolerated in both patients and no major adverse effects occurred. These cases indicate that cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone pulse therapy is efficient in the treatment of hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Charité Clinic, Humboldt University, Schumannstr. 20-21, D-10117 Berlin, Germany. mworm@rz.charite.hu-berlin.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Worm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muche
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sterry
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kolde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000172:deficiency*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014581:Urticaria / Q000188:drug therapy; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D003165:Complement System Proteins