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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a female Japanese patient with concomitant hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis, Jaccoud's arthropathy and valvular heart disease. In 1996, she developed arthritis with swelling of both proximal interphalangeal joints and urticarial vasculitis on both arms that was resolved by administration of glucocorticoid (prednisolone 30 mg/day). Tests for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, antinuclear antibody and rheumatoid factor gave negative results. The findings of a skin biopsy examination were consistent with 'leukocytoclastic vasculitis'. During 10 years of observation, the patient manifested polyarthritis leading to progressive deformity of the joints of the hands and feet (without loss of cartilage or erosion of bone), persistent urticaria exacerbated by cold and accompanied by hypocomplementemia and progressive cardiac valvular disease with mitral valve regurgitation. There are only three reports described previously documenting five patients with this rare combination of manifestations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0961-2033
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
837-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Complement System Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Finger Joint, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Hand Deformities, Acquired, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Histamine Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Joint Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Methotrexate, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Mitral Valve Insufficiency, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Prednisolone, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Ribonucleosides, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Urticaria, pubmed-meshheading:18755866-Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis with Jaccoud's arthropathy and valvular heart disease: case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. amano@med.juntendo.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports