Infections, such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Blood cancers. Immune system diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and scleroderma. Reactions to certain drugs.

What triggers Urticarial vasculitis?

Urticarial Vasculitis is an autoimmune disorder and may be triggered by immunoglobulin disorders, inflammatory connective disorders like lupus, leukemia and internal cancers, infections like hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and drug-related treatments such as the use of ACE inhibitors, penicillins, and sulfonamides.

What is the life expectancy of someone with vasculitis?

Mean survival time was 126.6 months (95% confidence interval [CI] = 104.5 to 148.6) limited to 154.6 months for the longest-surviving patient.