Successful management of cold-induced urticaria during hypothermic circulatory arrest

Anne K Ellis; Tarit Saha; Ramiro Arellano; Andrew Zajac; Darrin M Payne

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.030

Successful management of cold-induced urticaria during hypothermic circulatory arrest

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Nov;96(5):1860-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.030.

Authors

Anne K Ellis¹, Tarit Saha, Ramiro Arellano, Andrew Zajac, Darrin M Payne

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 24182476
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.030

Abstract

Cold-induced urticaria (CIU) is a potentially life-threatening immunologic disorder characterized by swelling and edema of exposed tissue in response to a cold stimulus. We describe the successful management of a patient with a history of severe CIU who required coronary bypass and repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm using hypothermic circulatory arrest.

Keywords: 18.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced / adverse effects*
Cold Temperature / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Remission Induction
Urticaria / etiology*
Urticaria / therapy*