URTICARIA—A NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
Authors: Howard A. Rusk, Bruce D. Kenamore
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 April 1938URTICARIA—A NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACHHOWARD A. RUSK, M.D., F.A.C.P., BRUCE D. KENAMORE, M.D.HOWARD A. RUSK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, BRUCE D. KENAMORE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-10-1838 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUrticaria is a localized and circumscribed edema of the skin due to contraction and distorted osmotic balance in the superficial capillaries of the cutis. It has long been considered to be an allergic manifestation, but anyone who has dealt with chronic urticaria has encountered the refractive cases which in spite of all types of allergic withdrawals and desensitizations, will respond to no therapeutic measure. A number of cases are reported in the literature that have continued for many years without relief. Evaluating the allergic factor in the problem is unusually difficult, as this type of case gives the poorest response...Bibliography1. FENG TP: Reversible inexcitability of tactile endings in skin injury, Jr. Physiol., 1931, lxxix, 103-108. Google Scholar2. DULIÈREHORTON WHV: The reversible loss of excitability in isolated amphibian voluntary muscle, Jr. Physiol., 1929, lxvii, 152-165. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. NATHANSTERN EF: Über Kalium- und Calciumschwankungen im Blutserum bei Dermatosen, Arch. f. Dermat. u. Syph., 1928, clvi, 446-464. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MATHISON GC: The effects of potassium salts upon the circulation and their action on plain muscle, Jr. Physiol., 1911, xlvi, 471-494. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. MCGUIGANHIGGINS HAJA: Changes in the circulatory effect of potassium salts due to epinephrine, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1935, cxiv, 207-211. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. D'SILVA J: The action of adrenaline on serum potassium, Jr. Physiol., 1936, lxxxvi, 219-228. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SCHWARTZE H: Einwirkung des Adrenalins auf den Kaliumgehalt des Blutserums, Arch. f. exper. Path. u. Pharmakol., 1935, clxxvii, 628-634. Google Scholar8. CAMPHIGGINS WJJA: The rôle of potassium in epinephrine action, Jr. Pharm. and exper. Therap., 1936, lvi, 376-387. Google Scholar9. KLAUDERBROWN JVH: Experimental studies in eczema, Arch. Dermat. and Syph., 1929, xix, 52-64; 1929, xx, 326-334; 1930, xxii, 877-892. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. ALEXANDER HC: "Urticaria" Clinic, The American College of Physicians, April 20, 1937, St. Louis. Google Scholar11. BARKER MH: Edema as influenced by a low ratio of sodium to potassium intake, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 2193-2197. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. RUSKNEWMAN HAHG: Portal cirrhosis: The combined medical and surgical management, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis. and Nutr., 1935, i, 810-813. Google Scholar13. EDITORIAL: Potassium metabolism and adrenal insufficiency, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvii, 1472. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: St. Louis, Missouri*Read at the St. Louis meeting of The American College of Physicians, April 22, 1937.From the Medical Service, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUrticaria, Strophulus, Prurigo, PruritusChemical Factors in AsthmaThe effect of sodium, potassium, and thiosulfate ions on anaphylaxisThe effect of wide variations in potassium and sodium intake in asthmatic childrenThe use of potassium chloride in the treatment of allergic conditionsIV Results of Potassium Therapy in Nasal AllergyNote on oral potassium chloride therapy in asthma, hay fever, urticaria, and eczemaThe treatment of chronic urticaria with a high protein, low sodium, acid-ash diet, with added potassium chloride 1 April 1938Volume 11, Issue 10Page: 1838-1844KeywordsCapillariesEdemaMedical servicesUrticaria ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...