title: Coincident cold urticaria in a married couple: case report and a literature review.
abstract: We describe an interesting coincidence in which a woman developed acquired idiopathic cold urticaria and her husband systemic cold urticaria eight months later. The occurrence of cold urticaria in a tropical country like Singapore is rare. Each case illustrates the typical features of that particular type of cold urticaria, including the appropriate response to the challenge test and its self-limited nature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D016593:Terfenadine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D016593:Terfenadine