Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis C1q/anti-C1q ...

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Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis



C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->

Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a) ->

Anaphylatoxins, Chemokines, Cytokines, Mast Cells ->

Incr Vascular Permeability, Chemotaxis ->

Vascular and perivascular inflammatory cells ->

Incr Immune Complex Formation ->

Vasculitis + Tissue Damage



Dr. Benjamin Terrier @TerrierBen



#Hypocomplementemic #Urticarial #Vasculitis #HUV #Pathophysiology #Rheumatology

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Dr. Gerald Diaz

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