A case of solar urticaria in a young child.
- Author:
Eui Han KIM
;
Hoon KANG
;
Sang Hyun CHO
;
Young Min PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
solar urticaria;
child
- MeSH:
Child*;
Child, Preschool;
Diagnosis;
Erythema;
Exanthema;
Female;
Humans;
Ketotifen;
Neck;
Solar System;
Sunlight;
Urticaria*
- From:Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
1999;19(3):509-513
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Solar urticaria is a rare disorder in which immediate erythema and wheals are induced by ultraviolet or visible irradiation. This condition usually occurs in the third and fifth decades of life and is very rare in childhood. A 3-year-old girl presented with a history of an erythematous rash which had occurred on the face and neck, immediately after exposure to sunlight for one month. A diagnosis of solar urtiacria was made on the clinical reviews and phototest. Other photosensitive disorders could be excluded by the clinical and laboratory findings. She was treated with ketotifen and sun protection showing good early results.
