Treatment of patients with hot or cold urticaria or hives by heat treatment, whereby Peltier elements are used so that controlled reproducible heat treatment of the skin is made possible

摘要

Device for standardized temperature exposition on the skin of patients with cold or hot urticaria based on use of the Peltier effect, comprises one or more temperature applicators (A) and a control and regulation unit (B). The device comprises a metal, preferably aluminum, housing (1) with a temperature sensor (2), Peltier elements (3), cooling ribs (4) and micro-ventilator (5). The device operates at between 0 and 60 degrees C.