title: Acute leucocytoclastic vasculitis and aquagenic pruritus long preceding polycythemia rubra vera.
abstract: We describe the unusual case of a 67-year-old woman with aquagenic pruritus, immediately following acute cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis and preceding the development of polycythemia rubra vera by 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence Medical School, via degli Alfani, 37 Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerlini
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prignano
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pimpinelli
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000209:etiology*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications*; D014867:Water / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014867:Water