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Etiocholanolone is a physiologically occurring metabolite of testosterone and androstenedione which are secreted by adrenals, testes, and ovaries. Free, unconjugated etiocholanolone is formed in the liver and is found in the blood in very low concentrations. Usually, cases of etiocholanolone fever can be associated with symptoms such as elevated ESR, leukocytosis, myalgia, arthralgia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. In the case discussed in this paper a 17 year old girl had been suffering from headaches, vomiting, and fever during the 1st days of menstrual bleeding for several years accompanied by a supervening generalized urticarial eruption lasting for 3-5 days. The patient's mother was found to have elevated levels of unconjugated etiocholanolone in her blood which raised the possibility of a genetically determined defect in the conjugation of this steroid in the liver. The parallel appearance of skin eruptions and the febrile attacks leads to the interpretation that both events are triggered by the increase of the unconjugated etiocholanolone before and during menstruation. With high-dose glucocortisteriod therapy (100 mg prednisolone daily) the fever and rash could be suppressed within several hours of administration. In addition, with the administration of oral contraceptives Ovoresta M and later Lyndiol only one relapse was noted during 18 months.
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PMID:Urticaria in association with etiocholanolone fever. 725 75