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Solar Urticaria (solar + urticaria)

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Solar urticaria treated successfully with intravenous high-dose immunoglobulin: a case report

PHOTODERMATOLOGY, PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE, Issue 6 2008
Isabel Correia
Solar urticaria is an idiopathic, chronic and rare photodermatosis, characterized by the sudden onset of pruritic urticarial hives and plaques on the exposed areas of the skin, after a brief period of exposure to the natural sunlight or to an artificial light source. A Caucasian 27-year-old man presented with clinical features suggestive of solar urticaria was referred to our photodermatology unit, where phototesting confirmed the diagnosis of solar urticaria induced by visible light. As he was refractory to oral antihistamines and had slight improvement under UVA plus visible phototherapy, human high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin was administered, with an excellent clinical-sustained response. [source]

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis in urticaria induced by sun exposure

PHOTODERMATOLOGY, PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE, Issue 1 2007
Giuseppe Stinco
Background: Solar urticaria manifests itself immediately after solar or artificial light exposure and disappears a little later. Histopathologic findings of solar urticaria are essentially identical to those of classic urticaria. Case report: We report a 41-year-old man who developed urticarial lesions some hours after sunlight exposure, which resolved after approximately 1 week. Histologic examination of the lesions evidenced a leukocytoclastic vasculitis. Conclusion: In a literature review we found one case of solar urticaria with histologic aspects of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. [source]

Solar urticaria due to progesterone compounds in oral contraceptives

PHOTODERMATOLOGY, PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE, Issue 3 2003
Warwick L. Morison
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Solar urticaria as a manifestation of Churg,Strauss syndrome

CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, Issue 2 2007
T. Shimauchi
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Spectrum of idiopathic photodermatoses in a Mediterranean country

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Issue 6 2003
Alexander J. Stratigos md
Background ,Idiopathic photodermatoses are considered to be common disorders in the population of northern latitude countries, presumably because of the dominance of more "sun-sensitive" individuals with a light-skinned complexion. The incidence of these disorders in the Mediterranean or tropical countries is often under-appreciated because of the higher degree of perennial presence of sunlight and the prevalence of darker skin-type individuals who are seemingly more resistant to the development of sun sensitivity. Methods ,We performed a retrospective, chart-based review of all patients who were diagnosed with idiopathic photodermatoses at a photodermatology referral center in Athens, Greece, during a period of 10 years. Our aim was to assess the pattern of idiopathic photosensitivity disorders in a Mediterranean country and to determine their epidemiological, clinical, and photobiological profile. Results ,A total of 310 patients were referred to our center with symptoms of photosensitivity. One hundred and forty-six patients (47.0%) were diagnosed with an idiopathic photosensitivity disorder by means of history, clinical examination, biochemical screening, histology, and phototesting. The most prevalent disorder was polymorphous light eruption, which was diagnosed in 95 patients (65.0%) of our cohort. Chronic actinic dermatitis occurred in 15 patients (10.2%), solar urticaria in 26 patients (17.8%), actinic prurigo in three patients (2.0%), hydroa vacciniforme in one patient (0.6%) and juvenile spring eruption in six patients (4.1%). Conclusions ,Compared with the results of other studies, the prevalence of idiopathic photodermatoses appears to have a similar trend to that of higher latitude countries. Distinct features in our series include the higher incidence of idiopathic photosensitivity in patients with a fair-skinned complexion (skin types II,III) and the frequent appearance of photo-induced eruptions during sunny weather breaks in the winter period. [source]

Solar urticaria treated successfully with intravenous high-dose immunoglobulin: a case report

PHOTODERMATOLOGY, PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE, Issue 6 2008
Isabel Correia
Solar urticaria is an idiopathic, chronic and rare photodermatosis, characterized by the sudden onset of pruritic urticarial hives and plaques on the exposed areas of the skin, after a brief period of exposure to the natural sunlight or to an artificial light source. A Caucasian 27-year-old man presented with clinical features suggestive of solar urticaria was referred to our photodermatology unit, where phototesting confirmed the diagnosis of solar urticaria induced by visible light. As he was refractory to oral antihistamines and had slight improvement under UVA plus visible phototherapy, human high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin was administered, with an excellent clinical-sustained response. [source]

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis in urticaria induced by sun exposure

PHOTODERMATOLOGY, PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE, Issue 1 2007
Giuseppe Stinco
Background: Solar urticaria manifests itself immediately after solar or artificial light exposure and disappears a little later. Histopathologic findings of solar urticaria are essentially identical to those of classic urticaria. Case report: We report a 41-year-old man who developed urticarial lesions some hours after sunlight exposure, which resolved after approximately 1 week. Histologic examination of the lesions evidenced a leukocytoclastic vasculitis. Conclusion: In a literature review we found one case of solar urticaria with histologic aspects of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. [source]

Diagnosis and treatment of the common idiopathic photodermatoses

AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Issue 2 2003
James Ferguson
Summary The idiopathic photodermatoses are the most common cause of photosensitivity and the commonest of these are polymorphic light eruption, actinic prurigo, chronic actinic dermatitis and solar urticaria. The clinical presentation, investigation and treatment of these four disorders are presented. Spontaneous improvement does occur. [source]