Urticarial vasculitis (also known as 'chronic urticaria as a manifestation of venulitis', 'hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome', 'hypocomplementemic vasculitis' and 'unusual lupus-like syndrome') is a skin condition characterized by fixed urticarial lesions that appear histologically as a vasculitis.:834 Urticarial vasculitis (also known as 'chronic urticaria as a manifestation of venulitis', 'hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome', 'hypocomplementemic vasculitis' and 'unusual lupus-like syndrome') is a skin condition characterized by fixed urticarial lesions that appear histologically as a vasculitis.:834