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urticaria, aquagenic

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Aquagenic urticaria is a rare condition in which urticaria (hives) develop rapidly after the skin comes in contact with water, regardless of its temperature. It most commonly affects women and symptoms often start around the onset of puberty. Some patients report itching too. It is a form of physical urticaria . The exact underlying cause of aquagenic urticaria is currently unknown. Due to the rarity of the condition, there is very limited data regarding the effectiveness of individual treatments; however, various medications and therapies have been used with variable success. [ https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/10901/aquagenic-urticaria ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0263334 (OMIM:191850)
  • GARD:0010901 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ICD9:708.8 (MONDO:relatedTo)
  • MESH:C562481 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • SCTID:89870006 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • OMIM:191850 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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gard_rare

definition

Aquagenic urticaria is a rare condition in which urticaria (hives) develop rapidly after the skin comes in contact with water, regardless of its temperature. It most commonly affects women and symptoms often start around the onset of puberty. Some patients report itching too. It is a form of physical urticaria . The exact underlying cause of aquagenic urticaria is currently unknown. Due to the rarity of the condition, there is very limited data regarding the effectiveness of individual treatments; however, various medications and therapies have been used with variable success.

exactMatch

http://identifiers.org/mesh/C562481, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0263334, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/89870006, https://omim.org/entry/191850

has exact synonym

urticaria, aquagenic

has related synonym

aquagenic urticaria

id

MONDO:0008632

seeAlso

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/10901/aquagenic-urticaria

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