Overview
What is urticarial vasculitis?
What is the pathophysiology of urticarial vasculitis?
What causes urticarial vasculitis?
What is the prevalence of urticarial vasculitis?
How does the prevalence of urticarial vasculitis vary by sex?
Which age groups have the highest incidence of vasculitis?
What is the prognosis of urticarial vasculitis?
What is included in patient education about urticarial vasculitis?
Presentation
Which clinical history findings are characteristic of urticarial vasculitis?
What causes urticarial vasculitis?
How is urticarial vasculitis categorized?
Which physical findings are characteristic of urticarial vasculitis?
DDX
What are the differential diagnoses for Urticarial Vasculitis?
Workup
What is the role of lab studies in the workup of urticarial vasculitis?
Which imaging studies are performed in the workup of urticarial vasculitis?
When are pulmonary function tests indicated in the workup of urticarial vasculitis?
Which procedures are indicated in the workup of urticarial vasculitis?
Which histologic findings are characteristic of urticarial vasculitis?
Treatment
What is the focus of treatment for urticarial vasculitis and how is medical treatment selected?
Which specialist consultations are beneficial for patients with urticarial vasculitis?
What is included in long-term monitoring for patients with urticarial vasculitis?
Medications
Which medications are used in the treatment of urticarial vasculitis?
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Raised erythematous wheals with postinflammatory hyperpigmentations suggest urticarial vasculitis.
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A low-power histologic image of urticarial vasculitis shows leukocytoclastic vasculitis with damage to the vessel wall and a neutrophilic infiltrate.
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A high-power view of the histology of urticarial vasculitis shows extensive fibrin deposition in the vessel walls. Surrounding the vessels is a mixed infiltrate predominately composed of neutrophils with leukocytoclasis.