1.Acute Urticaria Associated with Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma: A Case Report.
Ozgur KARTAL ; Baysan ABDULLAH ; Ersoy RAMAZAN ; Gulec MUSTAFA ; Caliskaner ZAFER ; Sener OSMAN
Annals of Dermatology 2012;24(4):453-454
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.
Carcinoma, Papillary
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Physical Examination
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyroidectomy
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Urticaria
2.Plasmapheresis in a Patient With "Refractory" Urticarial Vasculitis.
Ozgur KARTAL ; Mustafa GULEC ; Zafer CALISKANER ; Oral NEVRUZ ; Turker CETIN ; Osman SENER
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research 2012;4(4):245-247
Immune complexes are found in the circulation of 30%-75% of patients with urticarial vasculitis and much evidence supports the role of these immune complexes in the pathogenesis of urticarial vasculitis. Plasmapheresis is effective for removing these immune complexes; however, there are few reports on the use of plasmapheresis in the treatment of urticarial vasculitis. We describe a case of "refractory" urticarial vasculitis in which the symptoms improved after plasmapheresis treatment. We suggest that plasmapheresis be considered as an option in patients with severe or treatment-resistant urticarial vasculitis.
Antigen-Antibody Complex
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Humans
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Plasmapheresis
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Vasculitis