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Cold urticaria, raised IgE and HIV infection.

1995; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 88; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

Ri Yu, B A Evans, J J Cream,

Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases

We present a patient with cold urticaria as an unusual and late cutaneous manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The severe CD4 cell depletion and markedly elevated serum IgE levels in our patient provide some insights into certain aspects of immune regulatory mechanisms.