Urticaria in association with etiocholanolone fever.
A 17-year-old girl is reported with a history of recurrent febrile episodes during her menstrual bleeding accompanied by a generalised exanthem. Increased plasma levels of unbound etiocholanolone were noticed during the febrile attacks. Both the fever and the skin eruption could be suppressed by oral contraceptives.
D000293:Adolescent; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005043:Etiocholanolone / Q000097:blood*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014581:Urticaria / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D005043:Etiocholanolone; D011239:Prednisolone