title: Aquagenic urticaria in a child.
abstract: A healthy 3-year-old boy developed acute urticaria five minutes after exposure to tap water in different areas of Jerusalem. Physical examination and baseline laboratory evaluation were within normal limits. The clinical picture and possible mechanisms of aquagenic urticaria are reviewed. This is the youngest patient to be reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Preminger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zlotogorski
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology*; D014867:Water / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D014867:Water