DELAYED PRESSURE URTICARIA (DPU)

Delayed pressure urticaria (DPU) is a rare disease of unclear pathophy siology and difficult to treat. Its typical manifestations are reddish , not itching swellings on parts df the body previously exposed to pre ssure and mostly only appearing 3 to 6 hours later. About 50% of the p atients have general symptoms like fever, nausea and arthralgies. We r eport the case of a 36-year-old man who has suffered from DPU for 7 ye ars. The incidence, symptoms and therapy of DPU are summarized and dis cussed in a short review of the existing literature.