Anti-lamin-B autoantibodies in a patient with cold urticaria.
Anti-lamin-B autoantibodies at a significant level had been found on two occasions in the serum of a 56-year-old woman who was suffering from an apparently idiopathic chronic cold urticaria. Anti-lamin autoantibodies can be detected in various autoimmune disorders including hepatitis, vasculitis and peripheral blood cytopenia. In our patient, there was no other clinical or biological abnormality. A chance association cannot be ruled out.
Petit
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A
Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
Schnitzler
L
L
Lassoued
K
K
Danon
F
F
Civatte
J
J
D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D034882:Lamins; D008875:Middle Aged; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*
D001323:Autoantibodies; D034882:Lamins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins