TY - JOUR
T1 - Urticarial vasculitis induced by OTC diet pills
T2 - A case report
AU - Chérrez Ojeda, Iván
AU - Loayza, Enrique
AU - Greiding, Leonardo
AU - Calderón, Juan Carlos
AU - Cherrez, Annia
AU - Adum, Farid
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Chérrez Ojeda; licensee BioMed Central.
PY - 2015/4/16
Y1 - 2015/4/16
N2 - Background: Urticarial Vasculitis (UV) is in most of the cases idiopathic; however it has been associated with several conditions and drugs. Over the counter (OTC) diet pills are widely available, even on-line, but they are rarely regulated by pharmaceutical control. Case presentation: We present the case of a 35-year-old female patient suffering of pruriginous and painful wheals more than 1 cm in diameter, with a burning sensation. The eruption lasted more than 24 hours and was accompanied by angioedema, headache and myalgia. No remarkable medical history was found, except for previous intake of OTC diet pills. UV diagnosis was confirmed by the skin biopsy of a lesion. Conclusion: OTC diet pills are widely available worldwide, and due to its widespread use, allergologists and dermatologist should be able to recognize symptoms and lesions of cutaneous vasculitis, which may be under reported.
AB - Background: Urticarial Vasculitis (UV) is in most of the cases idiopathic; however it has been associated with several conditions and drugs. Over the counter (OTC) diet pills are widely available, even on-line, but they are rarely regulated by pharmaceutical control. Case presentation: We present the case of a 35-year-old female patient suffering of pruriginous and painful wheals more than 1 cm in diameter, with a burning sensation. The eruption lasted more than 24 hours and was accompanied by angioedema, headache and myalgia. No remarkable medical history was found, except for previous intake of OTC diet pills. UV diagnosis was confirmed by the skin biopsy of a lesion. Conclusion: OTC diet pills are widely available worldwide, and due to its widespread use, allergologists and dermatologist should be able to recognize symptoms and lesions of cutaneous vasculitis, which may be under reported.
KW - OTC diet pills
KW - Urticarial Vasculitis
KW - Weight loss
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84927949862
U2 - 10.1186/s40413-015-0059-y
DO - 10.1186/s40413-015-0059-y
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:84927949862
SN - 1939-4551
VL - 8
JO - World Allergy Organization Journal
JF - World Allergy Organization Journal
IS - 1
M1 - 12
ER -