GIANT URTICARIA IN PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATED WITH ASCARIASIS

  • Juliana Salvini Barbosa Martins da Fonseca Médica Residente de Medicina/Resident of Internal Medicine, Hospital da Universidade Estácio de Sá - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Alice Godinho Ferreira Silva Médica Graduada de Medicina/Graduated of Internal Medicine, Universidade Iguaçu - UNIG - Itaperuna / Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Mariana Gardone Guimarães Médica Residente de Medicina/Resident of Internal Medicine, Universidade Iguaçu - UNIG - Itaperuna/Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Paôlla Alves de Faria Médica Residente de Medicina/Resident of Internal Medicine, Universidade Iguaçu - UNIG - Itaperuna/Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.71.2.183
Keywords: Urticaria, Ascariasis

Abstract

Urticaria is a skin condition characterized by lesions of papules and / or erythematous and edematous plaques fleeting, that persist for minutes or hours, and which appear and disappear in different locations of tegument.

Intense itching it´s usually associated. We report the case of a girl preschool, 2 years and 10 months, who presented erythematous, pruritic lesions on the extensive right hemifacial, forearms, chest and abdomen after ingestion of coconut shells and juicebox. The diagnosis was established only after the evidence of elimination of Ascaris lumbricoides through the mouth and anus was then treated with albendazole with complete resolution.

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Published
2014-06-24
How to Cite
Martins da Fonseca, J. S. B., Silva, A. G. F., Guimarães, M. G., & Alves de Faria, P. (2014). GIANT URTICARIA IN PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATED WITH ASCARIASIS. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 71(2), 263-267. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.71.2.183
Issue
Vol 71 No 2 (2013): Abril-Junho
Section
Case Reports

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