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Max Jessner, M.D.; Henry Silver, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1956;74(4):433-439.

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Urticaria Caused by Sensitivity to Saccharin. Presented by DR. CONRAD STRITZLER and (by invitation) DR. LESTER SAMUELS.

L. S., the co-presenter, a surgeon, 50 years old, complains of recurrent attacks of urticaria, sometimes accompanied by acute cardiac symptoms, for many months. He states that whealing involves chiefly the hands and stops abruptly at the wrists. In an attack the fingers feel "like bananas," and pitting edema of the palms can be demonstrated. An episode lasts from several hours to several days, and when there are accompanying cardiac symptoms skipped beats are felt.

The patient had been taking saccharin (Crystallose) freely for some time. Recently he discontinued the use of this sugar substitute and has had neither urticaria nor cardiopathy since. However, an attack can be elicited at will by deliberate exhibition of saccharin. Shortly before this presentation a piece of saccharin, no larger than a pinhead, was placed under the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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