Plasmapheresis in Solar Urticaria
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- pharmacology and-treatment
- Published by S. Karger AG in Dermatology
- Vol. 182 (1) , 35-38
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000247734
Abstract
Three patients with solar urticaria were treated with plasmapheresis. By intradermal injection of in vitro irradiated serum the existence of a circulating photoallergen was demonstrated in cases 1 and 2 but not in case 3. Plasmapheresis induced complete remission of solar urticaria in case 1 and transient improvement in case 2. In case 3, however, no beneficial effect was observed. It is suggested that some patients with solar urticaria, probably those with a circulating photoallergen, may benefit from plasmapheresis.Keywords
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