A Case of Cold Urticaria Induced by Ice Cream in a 5-Year-Old Boy with Family History.
- Author:
Dong Soo KIM
1
;
Su A SHIN
;
Jae Won OH
;
Ha Baik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hablee@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Boy;
Cold urticaria;
Atopy;
Family history;
Ice cube test
- MeSH:
Angioedema;
Child;
Child, Preschool*;
Humans;
Ice Cream*;
Ice*;
Male*;
Urticaria*
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2005;15(1):72-77
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cold urticaria is characterized by the development of urticaria and/or angioedema after cold exposure. It is an uncommon form of physical urticaria and thought to be rare in children. There is a higher rate of family history of atopy and cold urticaria. We report a case of cold urticaria in a 5-years-old boy who showed perioral swelling, wheal and flare associated with ice cream. He had a relevant family history on his grandmother's side with cold urticaria, and on his father's side with dermographism, respectively. In this patient, cold urticaria was confirmed by ice cube test and a brief review followed.
