Urticaria and Angioedema

Learning Goals:
•TT: Tanı koyabilmeli, tedavi edebilmeli (Must be able to
diagnose and treat)
•A: Acil durumu tanımlayarak acil tedavisini yapabilmeli,
gerektiğinde uzmana yönlendirebilmeli (Emergency
treatment should be defined by describing the emergency
situation, should be able to lead the specialist by making
necessary preliminary evaluations)

Associate Professor. Zehra Aşiran Serdar

Dr. Zehra Aşiran Serdar 1
Urticaria and Angioedema
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Dr. Zehra Aşiran Serdar 2

Special Features/As Related to Pathogenesis

Cholinergic Urticaria

• Exercise to the point of sweating

provokes typical small, papular,
• highly pruritic urticarial lesions
• May be accompanied by
wheezing.
Cholinergic urticaria Small urticarial papules on
neck occurring within 30 min of vigorous exercise.
Papular urticarial lesions are best seen under side
lighting.
Dr. Zehra Aşiran Serdar 3
 Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

• (A) Severe edema of the face during an episode leading to grotesque disfigurement.
• (B) Angioedema will subside within hours. These are the normal features of the patient.
• The patient had a positive family history and had multiple similar episodes including colicky
abdominal pain. Dr. Zehra Aşiran Serdar 4