Chronic urticaria and irregular menstrual cycle: a case report of effective therapy with oral contraception.
It has been reported that urticaria may be associated with some conditions characterized by sex hormone changes. The case presented concerns a 19-year-old patient who had severe symptoms of chronic urticaria for 3 years, concomitant with an irregular menstrual cycle and functional ovarian cysts. After a laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy the patient was treated with hormonal contraceptives. After 3 weeks the symptoms of urticaria withdrew. The patient continues to receive oral contraceptive treatment, has regular menstruation and shows no symptoms of urticaria. A diagnosis with an urticaria origin should take into consideration any changes in hormone balance as one of the possible reasons for the disease. In such cases, treatment with sex hormones may positively influence the course of the illness.
Kasperska-Zając
Alicja
A
Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Diseases, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. kasperska@plusnet.pl
Zamlynski
Jacek
J
D000328:Adult; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017373:Cyproterone Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004967:Estrogens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014581:Urticaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D004967:Estrogens; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D017373:Cyproterone Acetate