title: Periorbital physical urticaria in an anophthalmic patient with dermatographism.
abstract: Physical urticarias are a subset of chronic urticarias in which patients have urticaria induced by a variety of environmental stimuli, including pressure. A 50-year-old white woman with a history significant for dermatographism presented with recurrent swelling of the eyelids shortly after manipulation or removal of her custom-fit prosthesis. This swelling, which lasted for hours to days, responded to treatment with oral corticosteroids. This is an uncommon finding of a physical urticaria in the periorbital region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. shivani79@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Vinay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Aakalu
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sajja
authors.forename: Ritchie O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.forename: Amjad Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D020273:Orbital Implants; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012008:Recurrence; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: C084562:Medpor; D011095:Polyethylenes