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Atypical Acute Urticaria In Children And Its Relationship With Urticarial Vasculitis, Zafer Arslan, Serap Özmen, Sara Sürmeli̇, Ni̇lüfer Arda

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

In childhood, urticarial lesions are sometimes associated with purpura. This form might be identified as atypical, and may also be related to urticarial vasculitis (UV). The aim of this study was to assess the clinicopathologic characteristics of UV in children with atypical urticaria. Materials and methods: Fifteen children with atypical urticaria were evaluated with medical history, physical examination, and laboratory and skin punch biopsy findings. Results: Infections were detected as possible precipitating factor in 12 patients. Complement levels were normal in all. On histological examination, 6 patients (40%) had neutrophil-predominant infiltrate and 9 (60%) patients had lymphocyte-predominant infiltrate. All the …