Hydroxychloroquine, cold urticaria, and the ice bucket challenge: A case report

Background: Cold urticaria is often resistant to first line treatment with second-generation H1-antihistamines. Case summary: We report a case of a fifty year-old woman with a history of cold urticaria showing no response to classic treatments, treated successfully with hydroxychloroquine initially...

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Main Authors: Ribal Merhi (Author), Nakhle Ayoub (Author), Carla Hajj (Author), Marc Mrad (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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520 |a Background: Cold urticaria is often resistant to first line treatment with second-generation H1-antihistamines. Case summary: We report a case of a fifty year-old woman with a history of cold urticaria showing no response to classic treatments, treated successfully with hydroxychloroquine initially prescribed to treat her frontal fibrosing alopecia. Conclusion: Hydroxychloroquine may be a successful treatment option for recalcitrant cold urticaria. 
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