Solar urticaria: the annoying photodermatosis

Roelandts, Rik; Ryckaert, Stephanie

doi:10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00620.x

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“…8 The age of onset of solar urticaria is variable. Most patients develop symptoms in young adulthood, 4 but pediatric cases have also been reported, 9 including a girl with onset of solar urticaria at 1 week of age. 10 Onset late in life, though rare, has also been reported.…”

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Solar urticaria

Botto

Warshaw

2008

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

108

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Solar urticaria

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Warshaw

2008

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

108

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“…As in the case of solar urticaria and polymorphic light eruption, a treatment cycle with NB-UVB phototherapy had a good prophylactic activity and this finding indicates that, beside tanning and other adaptive change to UV light, modulation of mast cell activation and immunological responses could play a role [7]. …”

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“…Both disorders are characterized by the delayed appearance and long (up to 48 h) duration of wheals [7,12,13,14,15,16]. However, in fixed solar urticaria lesions develop (and can be reproduced by phototesting) only on fixed areas of the skin [12,13,14,15], whereas in persistent solar urticaria they appear on any irradiated skin site [7,16].…”

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“…However, in fixed solar urticaria lesions develop (and can be reproduced by phototesting) only on fixed areas of the skin [12,13,14,15], whereas in persistent solar urticaria they appear on any irradiated skin site [7,16]. Just as with solar angioedema, a nonhistaminergic pathogenic mechanism was hypothesized as the cause of both disorders that were poorly responsive to oral antihistamines.…”

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Local Angioedema following Sun Exposures: A Report of Five Cases

Calzavara‐Pinton

Sala²,

Venturini³

et al. 2010

Int Arch Allergy Immunol

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Angioedema is a hereditary or acquired disease characterized by localized non-pitting swelling of the subcutaneous tissue which can affect either skin or mucous membranes. Acquired angioedema can often be related to a heterogeneous group of etiological factors including physical stimuli, although up to 38% of cases remain idiopathic. We describe 5 patients who developed an angioedema following sun exposures. All patients reported an intensely stinging angioedema strictly limited to face and extremities, when exposed to solar light. Urticarial wheals were never observed or reported by patients, and oral antihistamines proved to be of no help in preventing or improving the condition of lesions. Laboratory and phototesting data allowed ruling out all other acquired or inherited diseases characterized by photosensitivity. We propose that solar angioedema should be considered a novel clinical entity.

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“…Häufig werden die prophylaktischen und therapeutischen Maßnahmen miteinander kombiniert.Trotz dieser vielfäl-tigen Möglichkeiten kann die Behandlung der Lichturtikaria schwierig sein [49].…”

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Lichturtikaria

Schauder

2003

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Solar urticaria serves as a model to illustrate the photodiagnostic approach in rare photodermatoses and to demonstrate how patients can be effectively helped by prophylactic and therapeutic intervention. To accomplish these tasks, advanced knowledge and experience in photodermatology is required, along with equipment which is often available in specialized centers only. A list is attached listing the dermatology departments with photodiagnostic units in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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Solar urticaria: the annoying photodermatosis

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