Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in a boy with hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis

• DOI: 10.1007/s004310050804
• Publication Date: 2002-08-25T08:52:48Z
• Authors: M. Renard; C. Wouters; W. Proesmans
• Keywords: Male; Urticaria; Biopsy, Needle; Complement System Proteins; Disease-Free Survival; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Glomerulonephritis; 0302 clinical medicine; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Child, Preschool; Azathioprine; Disease Progression; Humans; Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous; Drug Therapy, Combination; Immunosuppressive Agents

The present paper reports the fourth case of hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis in a child. We describe a boy who, after many years of arthritis, urticaria, eye inflammation and hypocomplementaemia, developed rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis which was completely reversed by immunosuppressive therapy.Only three paediatric patients with hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis have been described. Severe renal involvement was reversible with early appropriate treatment.