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- Title
Adrenergic Urticaria in a Patient with Anti-double-stranded DNA Antibodies.
- Authors
Chedraoui, Adele; Uthman, Imad; Abbas, Ossama; Ghosn, Samer
- Abstract
Adrenergic urticaria, a rare but distinct subtype of the physical urticarias, is characterized by wheals that are typically surrounded by a white halo of vasoconstriction, and by a positive response to intradermal adrenaline and noradrenaline injections. The pathogenesis of adrenergic urticaria is unknown. We report here a case of a 64-year-old woman with adrenergic urticaria who was found to have high levels of anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies without features of systemic lupus erythematosus. This is the first report associating adrenergic urticaria with anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies. The significance of this association is unknown.
- Subjects
DNA antibodies; ADRENERGIC receptors; VASOCONSTRICTION; LUPUS erythematosus; OLDER women; URTICARIA
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2008, Vol 88, Issue 3, p263
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-0435