Unusual Presentation of Acute Annular Urticaria : A Case Report

Joint Authors

Guerrier, Gilles
Daronat, Jean-Marc
Deltour, Roger

Source

Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-09-11

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Acute urticarial lesions may display central clearing with ecchymotic or haemorrhagic hue, often misdiagnosed as erythema multiforme, serum-sickness-like reactions, or urticarial vasculitis.

We report a case of acute annular urticaria with unusual presentation occurring in a 20-month-old child to emphasize the distinctive morphologic manifestations in a single disease.

Clinicians who care for children should be able to differentiate acute urticaria from its clinical mimics.

A directed history and physical examination can reliably orientate necessary diagnostic testing and allow for appropriate treatment.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Guerrier, Gilles& Daronat, Jean-Marc& Deltour, Roger. 2011. Unusual Presentation of Acute Annular Urticaria : A Case Report. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Guerrier, Gilles…[et al.]. Unusual Presentation of Acute Annular Urticaria : A Case Report. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Guerrier, Gilles& Daronat, Jean-Marc& Deltour, Roger. Unusual Presentation of Acute Annular Urticaria : A Case Report. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484392

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-484392