title: Cold urticaria.
abstract: Cold urticaria is probably the most common form of physical urticaria. It is usually a chronic idiopathic disorder but may be secondary to another disease characterized by abnormal serum proteins with a cold-dependent property. In delayed cold urticaria, hives appear 24 to 48 hours after cold challenge. In addition to challenge testing, the physician should obtain serologic tests to exclude the presence of associated cold agglutinins, Donath-Landsteiner antibody, cryoglobulins and cryofibrinogen.
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Janniger
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D007136:Immunoglobulins