Urticaria associated with a small cell carcinoma of the lung

Greiner, Daniela; Schofer, Helmut; Boehncke, Wolf-Henning

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Urticaria associated with a small cell carcinoma of the lung

ContributorsGreiner, Daniela; Schofer, Helmut; Boehncke, Wolf-Henning

Published inCutis, vol. 69, no. 1, p. 49-50

Publication date2002

Abstract

Urticaria has been observed occasionally in association with lymphoproliferative disorders. We report the case of a 56-year-old man with acute urticaria associated with a small cell carcinoma of the lung. Following surgical treatment, the patient remained free of the urticaria.

Keywords

Acute Disease
Administration, Oral
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage
Back
Carcinoma, Small Cell/*complications/surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Therapy, Combination
Histamine H1 Antagonists/administration & dosage
Humans
Lung Neoplasms/*complications/surgery
Male
Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage
Middle Aged
Urticaria/*diagnosis/drug therapy/*etiology/pathology

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GREINER, Daniela, SCHOFER, Helmut, BOEHNCKE, Wolf-Henning. Urticaria associated with a small cell carcinoma of the lung. In: Cutis, 2002, vol. 69, n° 1, p. 49–50.

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PID : unige:29707
PMID : 11829179

Journal ISSN0011-4162

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Urticaria associated with a small cell carcinoma of the lung

Urticaria has been observed occasionally in association with lymphoproliferative disorders. We report the case of a 56-year-old man with acute urticaria associated with a small cell carcinoma of the lung. Following surgical treatment, the patient remained free of the urticaria.

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