A Case of Adrenergic Urticaria Associated with Vitiligo
Author(s) -
Caroline Lang,
Gürkan Kaya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
dermatopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2296-3529
DOI - 10.1159/000452302
Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , concomitant , adrenergic , epinephrine , dermatology , pathology , receptor
Adrenergic urticaria is a rare form of urticaria, induced by a stress-induced concomitant release of epinephrine and norepinephrine. Here we describe the case of a 60-year-old female patient presenting with disseminated erythematous papules surrounded by a white halo and vitiligo lesions on the hands, arms, and feet. Histological examination of one of the erythematous papules showed a dermal inflammatory infiltrate composed of lymphocytes and eosinophils of perivascular and interstitial localization. After 2 weeks of treatment with antihistamines, the lesions disappeared completely.
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