Aquagenic Urticaria: A Report of Two Cases
Annals of Dermatology
;
: S371-S374, 2011.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Aquagenic urticaria is a rare form of physical urticaria, in which contact with water evokes wheals. A 19-year-old man and a 4-year-old boy complained of recurrent episodes of urticaria. Urticaria appeared while taking a bath or a shower, in the rain, or in a swimming pool. Well-defined pin head to small pea-sized wheals surrounded by variable sized erythema were provoked by contact with water on the face, neck, and trunk, regardless of its temperature or source. Results from a physical examination and a baseline laboratory evaluation were within normal limits. Treatment of the 19-year-old man with 180 mg fexofenadine daily was successful to prevent the wheals and erythema. Treatment with 5 ml ketotifen syrup bid per day resulted in improvement of symptoms in the 4-year-old boy.
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Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Rain
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Swimming Pools
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Urticaria
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Baths
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Water
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Child, Preschool
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Terfenadine
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Erythema
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Head
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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