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ArticleCureus2024

A Case of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome With Severe Renal and Gastrointestinal Involvement.

Lorena Jost, Birgit M Helmchen, Michael Osthoff, Luzia Nigg Calanca

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lorena JostDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, CHE.
Birgit M HelmchenDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, CHE.
Michael OsthoffDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, CHE.
Luzia Nigg CalancaDepartment of Nephrology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, CHE.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a severe case of hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome (HUVS) and its diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. A 56-year-old male presenting with fever and impaired kidney function was diagnosed with HUVS. Before the initiated treatment was effective, he developed severe colon ischemia, and a subtotal colectomy was required. We discuss other affected organs, such as kidneys, lungs, the heart, and the skin. Pathophysiology is briefly reviewed and the difficulty of overlapping autoimmune diseases is discussed. Treatment continues to be challenging, as there is no consensus about the optimal immunosuppressive therapy.

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anti-c1q antibodycolon ischemiahuvshypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitishypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndromeimpaired kidney functionlow complement

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PMID39575061
PMCPMC11580351

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