Acute leucocytoclastic vasculitis and aquagenic pruritus long preceding polycythemia rubra vera.
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.
Gerlini
Gianni
G
Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence Medical School, via degli Alfani, 37 Firenze, Italy.
Prignano
Francesca
F
Pimpinelli
Nicola
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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*
D014867:Water