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Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Normocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis: effective treatment with omalizumab

Authors: Marianne de Brito, Gisela Huebner, DedeeF Murrell, Peter Bullpitt, Karin Hartmann

Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

We report two patients with normocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis with impressive response to omalizumab. This contrasts recent reports on hypocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome, highlighting the need for clinical trials of omalizumab in normocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis.
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Metadata
Title
Normocomplementaemic urticarial vasculitis: effective treatment with omalizumab
Authors
Marianne de Brito
Gisela Huebner
DedeeF Murrell
Peter Bullpitt
Karin Hartmann
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Clinical and Translational Allergy / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 2045-7022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13601-018-0222-y

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