Urticaria - Allergic Skin Reaction Characterised By Weals. . Pseudocyesis
July 18th My boss is out of town. That leaves the boss's wife (Dr Mrs.), Dr Nsisi, Dr Akindele, Dr Larry, Dr Ojelade (The Dentist) and I, to run the hospital. That's not counting the Nursing staff, the Optometrist, the Labroratory Technologists, the Radiographer and all other cadre that run the other hospital departments, day in day out. Ours is in fact a Medical Centre, somewhere in the heart of Lagos in Nigeria. And today, we had a run of out-patients as is usually the case. A noteworthy case was that of a lady, accompanied by her husband, who entered my consulting room looking aggitated. The reason for her discomfort was soon evident - Urticarial rashes all over her body. These are very itchy weals that appear on the skin surface in their characteristic manner, caused by an allergic reaction within the body. The allergen was soon deciphered upon further inquiry - She had used a branded toilet soap, popular for its skin-fading action, hours before the allergic reaction starte...