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Case Reports
. 2024 Mar-Apr;41(2):372-373.
doi: 10.1111/pde.15514. Epub 2024 Jan 17.

Cold urticaria as a complication of cryotherapy in the treatment of viral warts

Mayra A Reyes-Soto  1 , Alejandra Perales-González  1 , Iván Alejandro Rivera-Alonso  1 , Ana Laura Yee-De León  1 , Jorge Ocampo-Candiani  1 , Fania Zamantta Muñoz-Garza  1
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Cold urticaria as a complication of cryotherapy in the treatment of viral warts

Mayra A Reyes-Soto et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen has been established as the first-line treatment for pediatric patients with viral warts. Cold-induced urticaria (CU) is a rare skin reaction triggered by cold stimuli. We present the case of a pediatric patient with viral warts who developed CU after receiving cryotherapy.

Keywords: cold-induced urticaria; complication; cryotherapy; viral warts.

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