title: Urticarial vasculitis.
abstract: Urticarial vasculitis can present in a variety of ways, ranging from a primarily cutaneous disease consisting of chronic urticaria to a lupus-like disease with severe cardiopulmonary disease. Low complement levels and positive anti-C1q antibodies are markers of more severe disease. Care must be taken to look for an underlying condition. The mainstay of therapy is treatment of any underlying condition. Therapies most often employed include corticosteroids, antihistamine, and dapsone, but many others have been utilized.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. nannbrow@health.usf.edu
authors: Natalie A
authors: NA
authors: Brown
authors: John D
authors: JD
authors: Carter
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D015922:Complement C1q / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014581:Urticaria / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D001323:Autoantibodies; D015922:Complement C1q
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