Urticaria due to pentoxyfylline.

Authors :: Gonzalez-Mahave, I.
Del Pozo, M. D.
Blasco, A.
Lobera, T.
Venturini, M.
Source :: Allergy. May2005, Vol. 60 Issue 5, p705-705. 1p.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: The article presents information on urticaria due to pentoxyfylline. Pentoxyfylline is a purine derivative. The purines include adenine, guanine, and alkaloids-like caffeine and theophylline. Uric acid is the metabolic end-product of purine metabolism. Pentoxyfylline is used as a vasodilator to relieve symptoms in some cases of intermittent claudication. No immediate hypersensitivity reactions have been described with this product to date.