Nociceptive pain as a clinical presentation of chronic urticaria and disappearance with immunoglobulin/histamine complex therapy: a case report
10.12771/emj.2026.01207
- Author:
Hyuk Soon KIM
;
Dae Hwan KIM
;
Yunyoung NAM
;
Jeong Eun SOHN
;
Geunwoong NOH
- Publication Type:Case report
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2026;49(2):e14-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Itching is a representative manifestation of urticaria. However, under certain conditions, urticaria may be characterized by nociceptive sensations, such as stinging or tingling, either instead of or in addition to itching. Three patients with chronic urticaria (CU) who experienced nociceptive pain accompanied by itching were identified and treated with immunoglobulin/histamine complex (IHC) therapy. Nociceptive pain resolved along with improvement in CU symptoms after 8 injections of IHC in the first patient and after 4 injections in the second and third patients. Nociceptive pain may present as a symptom of CU. The clinical characteristics of the transition from itching to nociceptive pain, together with the observed outcomes of IHC therapy, appear to support the intensity theory explaining this shift, which may be mediated by histamine. Further clinical and basic immunological studies are warranted to clarify the underlying mechanisms.
