Urticarial vasculitis

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Persistent urticaria
Associated with autoimmune connective tissue diseases
Can be due to hypocomplementemia (deficiency of complement factors)
- In which case there is also systemic involvement
Clinical features
- Recurrent episodes of painful, persistent urticarial lesions that last > 24 hours
- Angioedema can occur
Treatment
- Antihistamines
- Steroids
- NSAIDs
- Dapsone