TABLE 1.
Clinical symptoms of hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome compared with systemic lupus erythematosus12
| HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIC URTICARIAL VASCULITIS SYNDROME (HUVS) | SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom | Frequency (%) | Symptom | Frequency (%) |
| Urticaria-like skin lesions (with biopsy-consistent leukocytoclastic vasculitis) | 100 | Urticaria | <10 |
| Cutaneous symptoms (malar eruption, oral ulcer, photosensitivity) | 80 | ||
| Arthralgia and/or arthritis | 100 | Arthralgia and/or arthritis | 95 |
| Angioedema | 72 | Angioedema | <5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 65 | Restrictive pulmonary disease | 24–30 |
| Eye involvement | 61 | Eye involvement | 15 |
| Renal involvement | 50 | Renal involvement | 36–50 |
| Pericardial effusion | 17 | Pericarditis | 30 |