Refractory urticarial vasculitis as a complication of ulcerative colitis successfully treated with rituximab. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Ulcerative colitis can be complicated by the development of leukocytoclastic vasculitis, a cutaneous vasculitis with the potential for systemic involvement. We present a man with a history of ulcerative colitis complicated by end-stage liver disease secondary to sclerosing cholangitis requiring a liver transplant. The patient developed new-onset vasculitis and diarrhea refractory to therapy with standard immunosuppression. He was treated with anti-CD20 therapy with a positive response. The basis of the vasculitis was likely one related to an underlying monoclonal paraprotein with cryoprecitable properties. Treatment with anti-B-cell therapy may be a new treatment option for patients with gammopathy-associated leukocytoclastic vasculitis.

publication date

  • August 1, 2011

Research

keywords

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Colitis, Ulcerative
  • Urticaria
  • Vasculitis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 80051802577

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3182288400

PubMed ID

  • 21778903

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 17

issue

  • 5