Acute Urticaria Associated with Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma: A Case Report.
- Author:
Ozgur KARTAL
1
;
Baysan ABDULLAH
;
Ersoy RAMAZAN
;
Gulec MUSTAFA
;
Caliskaner ZAFER
;
Sener OSMAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Acute urticaria; Thyroid papillary carcinoma
- MeSH: Carcinoma, Papillary; Physical Examination; Thyroid Gland; Thyroidectomy; Urticaria
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2012;24(4):453-454
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Although there are several studies showing the association between cancer and urticaria, the mechanisms by which these events occur are not yet known. In this report, a case of acute urticaria with a diagnosis of thyroid papillary carcinoma is presented. Disappearance of treatment-resistant urticarial lesions after thyroidectomy suggests that this association was not a coincidence. The fact that urticaria which was nonresponsive to treatment disappeared spontaneously as a result of tumorectomy, strongly suggests that this association is not a coincidence. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the coexistence of acute urticaria and thyroid papillary carcinoma. This case provides further support that detailed history taking and a thorough physical examination are of paramount importance.
