Diagnosis and Management of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis (HUV)

Diagnosis of HUV
1) Chronic urticaria 
2) Leukocytoclastic vasculitis 
3) Hypocomplementemia (C3 and/or C4) 

Therapeutic management 
1st-line therapy - Hydroxychloroquine, colchicine or disulone 
2nd-line therapy - GCs <0.5 mg/kg/day 
Refractory and/or relapsing - Azathioprine, MMF, cyclophosphamide 
Alternative agents - Rituximab, anti-IgE, anti-IL-1 

Dr. Benjamin Terrier @TerrierBen

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 5 years ago
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