美國一18個月大的女嬰竟然對水過敏

Ivy Angerman cannot cry, bathe or swim without breaking out in hives and rashes.

艾薇·昂格曼不能哭，不能洗澡，也不能游泳，否則就會出現蕁麻疹和皮疹。

Even sweating can cause an outbreak of painful blisters and red cheeks.

即使是出汗也會引發疼痛的水泡，並使得臉頰紅腫。

The 18-month-old toddler living in Minnesota, US, was recently diagnosed with aquagenic urticaria, which is a rare allergy to water that causes severe hives and rashes.

這個住在美國明尼蘇達州18個月大的幼兒，最近被診斷出患有水源性蕁麻疹，這是一種罕見的對水過敏的疾病，能導致嚴重的蕁麻疹和皮疹。

The symptoms may get worse as she gets older.

隨着年齡增長，她的症狀可能會有所加重。

The child can only be immersed in water for about 15 minutes before her skin becomes painful.

這個孩子只能在水裏浸泡15分鐘，否則皮膚就會變得疼痛。

She has been prescribed an antihistamine to reduce the length of her reactions, which is said to be only treatment available.

醫生給她開了一種抗組胺藥以減輕過敏反應，據說這是唯一可行的治療方法。

"Ivy might be the youngest person ever to be diagnosed with this condition, which usually affects people in adolescence," doctors said. She becomes one of the 50 people in the world to be "allergic to water".

醫生們表示：“艾薇可能是史上最年輕的被診斷出患有這種疾病的人，而這種情況通常出現在青春期。”而她也成爲世界上“對水過敏”的50人中的一位。