Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2008;88(3):263-6.
doi: 10.2340/00015555-0435.

Adrenergic urticaria in a patient with anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies

Adele Chedraoui  1 , Imad Uthman, Ossama Abbas, Samer Ghosn
Affiliations
Case Reports

Adrenergic urticaria in a patient with anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies

Adele Chedraoui et al. Acta Derm Venereol. 2008.

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.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types