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PMID: 20952991
Solar urticaria
CR Srinivas1 , James Fergusson2 , Shrutakirthi D Shenoi1 , Satish Pai1
1 Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India
2 Department of Photobiology Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Correspondence Address:
C R Srinivas
Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
India
2 Department of Photobiology Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland
Correspondence Address:
C R Srinivas
Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
India
| How to cite this article: Srinivas C R, Fergusson J, Shenoi SD, Pai S. Solar urticaria. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1995;61:288-290 |
Copyright: (C)1995 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
A 35-year-old female and a 41-year-old male presented with clinical features suggestive of solar urticaria. The diagnosis of solar urticaria and the effectiveness of a combination of H1 and H2 blocking antihistamines were confirmed by phototesting with a solar simulator.
Keywords: Solar urticaria, Antihistamines, Solar simulator
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