Man who is Allergic to Water - Aquagenic pruritus

[postlink]http://med-mysteries.blogspot.com/2010/02/man-who-is-allergic-to-water-aquagenic.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddLr3vEaJwwendofvid [starttext] Aquagenic pruritus is a skin disease characterized by the development of severe, intense, prickling-like epidermal itching that is without observable skin lesions and that is evoked by contact with water.
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Symptoms may be felt immediately after contact with water or humid air and can persist for an hour or longer. Other triggers may be sweat, blowing air, temperature differences, changing clothes, contact with synthetic fibers, and lying down to try to sleep. This condition may persist for years.

Aquagenic pruritus seems to appear equally in both genders regardless of age and among people with varying skin tones. It is sometimes a symptom of primary polycythemia or polycythemia vera. Strictly speaking, Aquagenic pruritus is not a discrete disease but a cluster of symptoms. In some families, a tendency toward Aquagenic Pruritus appears to be hereditary. Very little research has been done on this condition, and there is much to be learned.

This disease is not to be taken lightly since the intensity of the itch impedes normal activities, limits bathing, and very commonly leads to severe depression. People have been known to suffer alone with this condition for years because family members and doctors did not believe there was a physical cause to the invisible symptoms. Upon receiving a diagnosis of aquagenic pruritus, many people express relief that the condition has been validated, and they are not "going crazy." [Reference/Read More - Wikipedia]
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