Repository Citation
Petit, Kristin; Selby, Thomas; and Trevino, Julian J., "Normocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Literature Review" (2021). Medical Student Research Symposium Abstracts and Posters. 2.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/msrs/2021/poster_presentations_2/2
Start Date
29-4-2021 7:15 PM
End Date
29-4-2021 7:25 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Urticarial vasculitis (UV) is a rare type of leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by urticarial skin lesions lasting greater than 24 hours and is often associated with angioedema, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and cutaneous dysesthesia. Initially, painful or pruritic wheals are arranged on the trunk, proximal extremities, or face and progress to purpura or ecchymosis. UV is most commonly reported in women in the fourth and fifth decades of life; cases of UV in children are rare. In children, UV is often preceded by upper respiratory tract infections however drug-induced UV has also been reported with the use of penicillins and non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs. Urticarial vasculitis can be categorized into two subtypes – normocomplementemic or hypocomplementemic – based on laboratory findings, disease progression, prognosis, and treatment.
Abstract - Petit
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Normocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
Urticarial vasculitis (UV) is a rare type of leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by urticarial skin lesions lasting greater than 24 hours and is often associated with angioedema, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and cutaneous dysesthesia. Initially, painful or pruritic wheals are arranged on the trunk, proximal extremities, or face and progress to purpura or ecchymosis. UV is most commonly reported in women in the fourth and fifth decades of life; cases of UV in children are rare. In children, UV is often preceded by upper respiratory tract infections however drug-induced UV has also been reported with the use of penicillins and non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs. Urticarial vasculitis can be categorized into two subtypes – normocomplementemic or hypocomplementemic – based on laboratory findings, disease progression, prognosis, and treatment.
