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  2. Aquagenic urticaria - Wikipedia

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    Aquagenic urticaria differs from aquagenic pruritus, in which contact with water evokes intense itching without visible hives or rash. [18] [19] [20] Once known as a separate, rare disease, aquagenic urticaria is now considered a subtype of general urticaria. [21] The first case was reported by Walter B Shelley et al. in 1964. [22]

  3. Woman reveals how she discovered she’s allergic to water ...

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    What is Aquagenic urticaria? The rare condition which causes red, itchy hives when exposed to water is estimated to affect 100 to 250 people worldwide. The allergy was first reported in 1964 ...

  4. I’m so allergic to water that I can’t shower — even my sweat ...

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    The Southerner specifically suffers from aquagenic urticaria, a variant of hives that causes a rash to break out following exposure to water. This affliction is extremely rare with only 37 ...

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  6. Aquagenic pruritus - Wikipedia

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    Aquagenic pruritus is a skin condition characterized by the development of severe, intense, prickling-like epidermal itching without observable skin lesions and evoked by contact with water. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  7. List of allergens - Wikipedia

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    Strictly aquagenic pruritus or aquagenic urticaria, but cold water may also cause cold urticaria: Cold stimuli Hives, itching Known as cold urticaria: House dust mite [94] Asthma: Home allergen reduction may be recommended Nickel (nickel sulfate hexahydrate) Allergic contact dermatitis, dyshidrotic eczema [95] [96] Gold (gold sodium thiosulfate)

  8. Utah teen diagnosed with rare water allergy - AOL

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    Doctors diagnosed her with aquagenic urticaria - a condition so rare that are only 50 known. If you think that peanut allergies are a pain, wait until you hear about this girl. 17-year-old ...

  9. Category:Rare diseases - Wikipedia

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    A rare disease is technically defined (in the European Union) as a disease that is found in fewer than 5 people per every 10,000 people. ... Aquagenic urticaria;