'Urticaria Multiforme': A Case Series and Review of Acute Annular Urticarial Hypersensitivity Syndromes in Children
| Autor: | Albert C. Yan, Kara N. Shah, Paul J. Honig |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Adolescent Urticaria immune system diseases Edema Hypersensitivity medicine Cutaneous hypersensitivity Humans Erythema multiforme Child skin and connective tissue diseases Retrospective Studies Confusion business.industry Infant Syndrome medicine.disease Dermatology Child Preschool Acute Disease Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 119:e1177-e1183 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
| Popis: | Acute annular urticaria is a common and benign cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction seen in children that manifests with characteristic annular, arcuate, and polycyclic urticarial lesions in association with acral edema. It is mistaken most often for erythema multiforme and, occasionally, for a serum-sickness–like reaction. Although these 3 entities may present in a similar manner, specific clinical features help to distinguish them, and it is important for the clinician to be able to differentiate among them. We present herein a series of 18 patients who were given a diagnosis of acute annular urticaria and review the clinical distinctions between acute annular urticaria, serum-sickness–like reactions, and erythema multiforme. Because of the frequency of its clinical confusion with erythema multiforme, we propose the term “urticaria multiforme” as a more apt description to highlight the distinctive clinical features of this urticaria variant. |
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