Urticaria can be Caused by Dog Bites (Acute Urticaria caused by Bacterial Infections)

A JAAD Case Reports publication: click HERE for free full article (selected by Dr Christophe HSU, MD  – Dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland)

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• Acute urticaria is caused in 70% of cases by drugs and food (or its preservatives). In this case the acute urticaria presented as a 2-day history of spreading rash, subjective fever, and generalized pain. The patient also had a 2-week history of cough, sore throat, headaches, congestion, rhinorrhea, and sneezing. was also an infection of the right knee and the dog bite was localized on the right thigh.

• Right knee monoarthritis was a preferred localization of the infectious organism, as a surgical procedure with ingestion of a prosthesis was done 10 years beforehand (arthroplasty)
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