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Urticarial plaque

MedGen UID:
892587
Concept ID:
C4072895
Finding
HPO: HP:0030351

Definition

A well-circumscribed, intensely pruritic, raised wheal (edema of the superficial skin) typically 1 to 2 cm in diameter. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUrticarial plaque

Conditions with this feature

Vasculitis due to ADA2 deficiency
MedGen UID:
854497
Concept ID:
C3887654
Disease or Syndrome
Adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency (DADA2) is a complex systemic autoinflammatory disorder in which vasculopathy/vasculitis, dysregulated immune function, and/or hematologic abnormalities may predominate. Inflammatory features include intermittent fevers, rash (often livedo racemosa/reticularis), and musculoskeletal involvement (myalgia/arthralgia, arthritis, myositis). Vasculitis, which usually begins before age ten years, may manifest as early-onset ischemic (lacunar) and/or hemorrhagic strokes, or as cutaneous or systemic polyarteritis nodosa. Hypertension and hepatosplenomegaly are often found. More severe involvement may lead to progressive central neurologic deficits (dysarthria, ataxia, cranial nerve palsies, cognitive impairment) or to ischemic injury to the kidney, intestine, and/or digits. Dysregulation of immune function can lead to immunodeficiency or autoimmunity of varying severity; lymphadenopathy may be present and some affected individuals have had lymphoproliferative disease. Hematologic disorders may begin early in life or in late adulthood, and can include lymphopenia, neutropenia, pure red cell aplasia, thrombocytopenia, or pancytopenia. Of note, both interfamilial and intrafamilial phenotypic variability (e.g., in age of onset, frequency and severity of manifestations) can be observed; also, individuals with biallelic ADA2 pathogenic variants may remain asymptomatic until adulthood or may never develop clinical manifestations of DADA2.

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PubMed

Marzano AV, Genovese G
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Aug;21(4):525-539. doi: 10.1007/s40257-020-00520-4. PMID: 32394361
Trayes KP, Savage K, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep 1;98(5):283-291. PMID: 30216021
Bechtel MA
Dermatol Clin 2018 Jul;36(3):259-265. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2018.02.012. PMID: 29929597

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rongioletti F, Rebora A
J Am Acad Dermatol 2001 Feb;44(2):273-81. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.111630. PMID: 11174386

Diagnosis

Santos RP, Carvalho SD, Ferreira O, Brito C
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Sep 25;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220323. PMID: 28951508Free PMC Article
Rongioletti F, Rebora A
J Am Acad Dermatol 2001 Feb;44(2):273-81. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.111630. PMID: 11174386
Krinsky WL
Cutis 1987 Aug;40(2):127-9. PMID: 3621996

Therapy

Santos RP, Carvalho SD, Ferreira O, Brito C
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Sep 25;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220323. PMID: 28951508Free PMC Article
Tillie-Leblond I, Gosset P, Janin A, Dalenne R, Joseph M, Wallaert B, Tonnel AB
J Allergy Clin Immunol 1994 Feb;93(2):501-9. doi: 10.1016/0091-6749(94)90360-3. PMID: 7509821

Prognosis

Rongioletti F, Rebora A
J Am Acad Dermatol 2001 Feb;44(2):273-81. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.111630. PMID: 11174386

Clinical prediction guides

Tillie-Leblond I, Gosset P, Janin A, Dalenne R, Joseph M, Wallaert B, Tonnel AB
J Allergy Clin Immunol 1994 Feb;93(2):501-9. doi: 10.1016/0091-6749(94)90360-3. PMID: 7509821

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