Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis: A rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1057-1061

  Aydogan, Kenan ^a   Karadogan, Serap Koran ^a   Adim, Saduman Balaban ^a   Tunali, Şukran ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3C; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; LA ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; RO ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EPISCLERITIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIC URTICARIAL VASCULITIS; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LEUKOPENIA; LUNG EDEMA; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VASCULITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AZATHIOPRINE; COMPLEMENT C3C; COMPLEMENT C4; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; URTICARIA; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33748274132     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02847.x     Document Type: Article

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