HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIC URTICARIAL VASCULITIS: INTRODUCTION TO CLINIC AND IMMUNOBIOLOGY
https://doi.org/10.24884/1561-6274-2011-15-1-17-26
Abstract
Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis (HUV) is a variant of immunocomplex autoimmune disease with predominating damage of a small vessels. Currently available data and hypotheses concerning pathogenesis as well as and clinical approaches to the
diagnostics of this, frequently underrecognized disease, are disscussed in the review.
diagnostics of this, frequently underrecognized disease, are disscussed in the review.
About the Author
V. A. DOBRONRAVOV
Научно-исследовательский институт нефрологии Санкт-Петербургского медицинского университета им.акад. И.П.Павлова
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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