Localized heat urticaria associated with a decrease in serum complement factor B (C3 proactivator)

Localized heat urticaria in a patient is

Localized heat urticaria in a patient is associated with a wealing response to heated autologous serum

✍ A. Fukunaga; S. Shimoura; M. Fukunaga; M. Ueda; H. Nagai; T. Bito; K. Tsuru; M. 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 139 KB

We report a case of localized heat urticaria in a 71-year-old woman who developed weals and loss of consciousness after taking a bath. Exposing her skin to heat at 40 degrees C or immersing her hands in water at 40 degrees C produced urticarial lesions and increased her plasma histamine level. Desen