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Cholinergic pruritus, erythema and urticaria: a disease spectrum responding to danazol
Author(s) -
BERTHJONES J.,
GRAHAMBROMWN R.A.C.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb01804.x
Subject(s) - danazol , cholinergic , dermatology , erythema , medicine , disease , cholinergic fibers , endometriosis , cholinergic neuron
SUMMARY Cholinergic pruritus and cholinergic erythema are relatively rare conditions believed to represent variants of cholinergic urticaria. We report an extremely severe and unusual case demonstrating features of both these variants before evolving into more classical cholinergic urticaria. This strongly supports the view that all three syndromes are variations of the same disease. This case demonstrated a dramatic symptomatic response to danazol which has not previously been reported.