Open AccessHydroxychloroquine, cold urticaria, and the ice bucket challenge: A case report
Author(s) -
Ribal Merhi,
N. Ayoub,
Carla Hajj,
M. Ben M’Rad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of dermatology and dermatologic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2352-2429
pISSN - 2352-2410
DOI - 10.1016/j.jdds.2017.01.002
Subject(s) - hydroxychloroquine , medicine , dermatology , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background: Cold urticaria is often resistant to first line treatment with second-generation H1-antihistamines. Case summary: We report a case of a fifty year-old woman with a history of cold urticaria showing no response to classic treatments, treated successfully with hydroxychloroquine initially prescribed to treat her frontal fibrosing alopecia. Conclusion: Hydroxychloroquine may be a successful treatment option for recalcitrant cold urticaria