title: Normocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis inaugurating destructive polyarthritis.
abstract: Urticarial vasculitis is an entity characterized by recurrent bouts of urticaria and histological evidence of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. An underlying systemic disease is often present. Joint manifestations occur mainly in cases with hypocomplementemia. We report a case of destructive polyarthritis preceded by urticarial vasculitis without hypocomplementemia.
authors.affiliation: Gerontology Department 3, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris et Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France. jean.taillandier@pbr.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taillandier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alemanni
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Emile
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001175:Arthrography; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D014581:Urticaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003165:Complement System Proteins