Normocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis: effective treatment with omalizumab

Normocomplementaemic Urticarial Vasculitis in a 19-Month-Old Girl

Urticaria is common in children. Urticarial vasculitis (UV) is a potentially more serious, rare variant. The youngest reported case was 12 months of age. A systemically well, 19-month-old girl presented with her mother who was concerned about the development of a rash. On presentation, the child had normal vital signs, was alert, and was well and playing with toys. There was a widespread urtica...

Omalizumab for Urticarial Vasculitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Urticarial vasculitis is characterised by inflamed itching or burning red patches or wheals that resemble urticaria but persist for greater than 24 hours. It is often idiopathic but is sometimes associated with collagen-vascular disease, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus. Treatment options include oral antihistamines, oral corticosteroids, dapsone, colchicine or hydroxychloroquine. We d...

Urticarial vasculitis and Schnitzler syndrome.

Both urticarial vasculitis and Schnitzler syndrome are serious diseases but a recently gained better understanding of their underlying pathomechanism allows better treatment options than only a decade ago.

Urticarial vasculitis associated with essential thrombocythaemia.

© 2014 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1653 Journal Compilation © 2014 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Urticarial vasculitis is a form of leucocytoclastic vasculitis whereby the skin lesions resemble urticaria. It is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren’s syndrome, hepatitis B and C viruses (1). Rarely it is associated with an underlying haematological disorders a...

Urticarial vasculitis induced by fluoxetine.