Urticarial Vasculitis

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Urticarial Vasculitis


  • variant of Urticaria
  • may be underlying vasculitis
    • Wegener's granulomatosus
    • Churg-Strauss Syndrome
    • Microscopic polyangiitis
    • Henoch-Schonlein purpura
    • Crypglobulinaemic

Clinical Features

  • individual lesions last >24 hours
  • leave bruising

Investigations

  • skin biopsy
  • screen for vasculitis
    • ANCA

Treatment

  • oral dapsone 50-100mg
  • immunosuppressants
 

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