 Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome in an 8-year-old Boy: A Case Report and Review of Literature | ||
Zakiya Saleh Adnan Al Mosawi,1* and Badriya Ebrahim Ahmed Al Hermi2
| ||
| DOI 10.5001/omj.2013.76 | ||
|
1MBBCh, ABMS-Pediatric, Pediatric Rheumatologist, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Kingdom of Bahrain.
2MBBCh, DCH (I), ABMS-Pediatric, Pediatric Nephrologist,Salmaniya Medical Complex, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Received: 21 Mar 2013 Accepted: 30 May 2013 *Address correspondence and reprints request to: Zakiya Saleh Adnan Al Mosawi, MBBCh, ABMS-Pediatric, Pediatric Rheumatologist, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Kingdom of Bahrain. E-mail: zmosawi@health.gov.bh | ||
Abstract
Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome is an immune complex-mediated disease of unknown etiology.
The clinical course is characterized by urticaria, conjunctivitis, joint pain, and hypocomplementemia.
We here report a case of a child with hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome that progressed to nephritis.
Renal biopsy was consistent with diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis with diffuse subendothelial immune deposits.
He responded well to a combination of steroid and mofetil micofenolate.
Keywords: HUVS; Nephritis; Children. |
August 3, 2013
Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome in an 8-year-old Boy: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment