Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
2005 Mar;15(1):72-77.
A Case of Cold Urticaria Induced by Ice Cream in a 5-Year-Old Boy with Family History
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hablee@hanyang.ac.kr
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.
