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A case of sexually induced episodic urticaria
Author(s) -
Burkhart Craig G,
Burkhart Craig N
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00444.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ampicillin , dermatology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
SUMMARY A 33‐year‐old male experienced three episodes of urticaria precipitated by exposure to a hidden source of ampicillin. Each occurrence coincided temporally with his girlfriend taking ampicillin for a chest cold and/or allergies. We postulate that he was exposed to ampicillin in the body fluids of his sexual partner.