{"title":"Is a Life Without Water Possible? Aquagenic Urticaria: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature.","authors":"Gizem Kabadayı, Damla Baysal Bakır, Halime Yağmur, Özge Atay, Nevin Uzuner","doi":"10.1089/ped.2024.0135","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Aquagenic urticaria (AU) is a rare form of physical urticaria, characterized by pruritic skin eruptions triggered by water exposure, irrespective of the water's temperature. Fewer than 100 cases have been documented. The wet towel provocation test is the diagnostic standard for AU. <b><i>Case Presentation:</i></b> A 12-year-old female patient presented with urticarial eruptions induced by water exposure and was diagnosed with AU following the wet towel provocation test. Initially, she tolerated brief water exposure; however, over time, eruptions occurred even with exposure to her sweat. Partial symptom control was achieved through preventive measures and antihistamine therapy. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> AU is a rare chronic condition that necessitates prompt diagnosis and tailored management strategies to improve the patient's quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":54389,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Pulmonology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Pulmonology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ped.2024.0135","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ALLERGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background: Aquagenic urticaria (AU) is a rare form of physical urticaria, characterized by pruritic skin eruptions triggered by water exposure, irrespective of the water's temperature. Fewer than 100 cases have been documented. The wet towel provocation test is the diagnostic standard for AU. Case Presentation: A 12-year-old female patient presented with urticarial eruptions induced by water exposure and was diagnosed with AU following the wet towel provocation test. Initially, she tolerated brief water exposure; however, over time, eruptions occurred even with exposure to her sweat. Partial symptom control was achieved through preventive measures and antihistamine therapy. Conclusions: AU is a rare chronic condition that necessitates prompt diagnosis and tailored management strategies to improve the patient's quality of life.
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Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology is a peer-reviewed journal designed to promote understanding and advance the treatment of respiratory, allergic, and immunologic diseases in children. The Journal delivers original translational, clinical, and epidemiologic research on the most common chronic illnesses of children—asthma and allergies—as well as many less common and rare diseases. It emphasizes the developmental implications of the morphological, physiological, pharmacological, and sociological components of these problems, as well as the impact of disease processes on families.
Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology coverage includes:
-Functional and genetic immune deficiencies-
Interstitial lung diseases-
Both common and rare respiratory, allergic, and immunologic diseases-
Patient care-
Patient education research-
Public health policy-
International health studies
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