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Urticaria Multiforme in a Child: A Case Report
| Resumo: | Urticaria multiforme is an acute hypersensitivity reaction which can be considered a morphological subtype of urticaria. It is more common in children and as its clinical presentation resembles other pathologies such as erythema multiforme, urticarial vasculitis and serum-sickness-like reaction, it has been often underdiagnosed. We report a case of a 1-year and 9-month-old child with exuberant skin lesions associated with systemic manifestations with complete and quick recovery after H1-antihistamines and iv steroids in an intensive care unit. |
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| Autores principais: | Oliveira Santos, Isabele |
| Outros Autores: | Carvalho Abrahão, Rafaela; Caldas Oliveira, Talita; Figueiredo Marsillac, Paula; Lago Obadia, Daniel; Carlos Gripp, Alexandre |
| Assunto: | Child Erythema Multiforme Urticaria Urticarial Vasculitis Criança Eritema Multiforme Urticária Vasculite Urticariana |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Portuguese Journal of Dermatology |
| Resumo: | Urticaria multiforme is an acute hypersensitivity reaction which can be considered a morphological subtype of urticaria. It is more common in children and as its clinical presentation resembles other pathologies such as erythema multiforme, urticarial vasculitis and serum-sickness-like reaction, it has been often underdiagnosed. We report a case of a 1-year and 9-month-old child with exuberant skin lesions associated with systemic manifestations with complete and quick recovery after H1-antihistamines and iv steroids in an intensive care unit. |
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