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Treatment with propranolol of 6 patients with idiopathic aquagenic pruritus.
To the Editor: Idiopathic aquagenic pruritus (IAP), as defined by Steinman and Greaves in 1985, occurs after contact with water, involving intense itchingwithout visible skin changes andwithout an underlying pathology (polycythemia vera, Hodgkin disease, and blood disorders) or drugs that could induce this symptom. Conventional treatments are the addition of sodium bicarbonate to bath water, an...
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We describe the case of 18 year old twin brothers who presented to our unit with a 3 year history of aquagenic urticaria. This rare form of urticaria usually presents within an hour of contact with water. The aetiology is unknown. Most cases are sporadic but there are a small number of familial cases in the medical literature. A specific genetic mutation has not yet been found. To our knowledge...
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Aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma is a newly described disease entity of unclear etiology, affecting predominantly adolescents and young adults. It manifested as multiple whitish papules on the palms or rarely soles, which became accentuated after immersion in water and improved after drying the involved area. Burning, pain, pruritus or tightening sensation may be present and usually there is...
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improved to baseline status within 30 to 45 minutes. Based on clinical symptoms resembling aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma, we performed a histological study that revealed mild hyperkeratosis and discrete dilatation of the acrosyringium, of unclear pathological significance (Figure 2). Because the symptoms were similar to the alterations described at the palmarplantar level in patients with...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.282.6281.2008