Aquagenic urticaria in twins

TY - JOUR

T1 - Aquagenic urticaria in twins

AU - Kai, Anneke C.

AU - Flohr, Carsten

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - We describe the case of 18 year old twin brothers who presented to our unit with a 3 year history of aquagenic urticaria. This rare form of urticaria usually presents within an hour of contact with water. The aetiology is unknown. Most cases are sporadic but there are a small number of familial cases in the medical literature. A specific genetic mutation has not yet been found. To our knowledge, this is the first report of aquagenic urticaria in monozygotic twins, further supporting a genetic component to this disease.

AB - We describe the case of 18 year old twin brothers who presented to our unit with a 3 year history of aquagenic urticaria. This rare form of urticaria usually presents within an hour of contact with water. The aetiology is unknown. Most cases are sporadic but there are a small number of familial cases in the medical literature. A specific genetic mutation has not yet been found. To our knowledge, this is the first report of aquagenic urticaria in monozygotic twins, further supporting a genetic component to this disease.

KW - Aquagenic

KW - Urticaria

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84887591978&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1186/1939-4551-6-2

DO - 10.1186/1939-4551-6-2

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84887591978

SN - 1939-4551

VL - 6

JO - World Allergy Organization Journal

JF - World Allergy Organization Journal

IS - 1

M1 - 2

ER -