Urticaria Vasculitis or chronic hives

[Teresadeer]

I have been diagnosed with Sjogren's and have periodic hives. This latest outbreak seems different. Has anyone been diagnosed with urticaria vasculitis?

[Linda196]

I have been diagnosed with vasculitis, and occasonally have a very localized outbreak of hives that I can't specifically relate to areas of vasculutis, but I also have a Dx of puritus, which, if I give in to the temptation to scratch, will often produce hives. The puritus and hives never seem to respond to antihistamines, so I have a prescription for a mast cell inhibitor, and I've found that increasing my Vitamin D and Magnesium (both mast cell stabilizers) has reduced the frequency of occurances.

This all started prior to my diagnosis of Sjogren's, but after Sarcoidosis, so it's always been considered part of that disease process, but with Autoimmune, really who knows?