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Cold urticaria in cold-water and open-water swimmers: anaphylaxis risk, diagnosis and practical recommendations: a narrative review
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Cold urticaria in cold-water and open-water swimmers: anaphylaxis risk, diagnosis and practical recommendations: a narrative review

Authors

  • Dawid Oskar Mazurek Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7501-5941
  • Julia Weronika Duszejko Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0974-5170
  • Jarosław Józef Kucharski Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7470-6451
  • Zuzanna Zofia Cecot Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6280-4278
  • Maciej Mariusz Lesiczka Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3234-9549
  • Filip Lenartowicz Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1980-9640
  • Oliwia Gałczyńska Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0738-8199
  • Katarzyna Kuklińska Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1242-3958
  • Anna Maciaszczyk Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3872-0310
  • Alicja Martyna Lewczuk Medical University of Lublin https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8827-3739

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/QS.2026.79.76793

Keywords

cold urticaria, anaphylaxis, open-water swimming, winter swimming, cold water immersion, epinephrine, athletes, water safety

Abstract

Background. Cold urticaria (ColdU) is a chronic inducible urticaria in which cold activates skin mast cells. Cold-water and open-water swimming are increasingly popular. In people with ColdU, whole-body immersion can provoke life-threatening reactions.

Aim. To review data on the risk of anaphylaxis in swimmers with ColdU, its diagnosis and management, and to propose practical recommendations for cold-water and open-water swimming

Material and methods. Narrative review of guidelines, systematic reviews, randomised trials, cohort studies and case reports identified in PubMed and reference lists.

Results. In most cohorts, anaphylaxis occurred in 17–37% of patients with ColdU. Complete cold-water immersion was its most frequent trigger. In water, early anaphylaxis is easily mistaken for cold shock, and rescue from the water carries additional risk. Standard cold stimulation tests are negative in up to one third of patients. Open-water races may be held in water as cold as 16 °C, which is below the critical temperature threshold of many patients. Intramuscular adrenaline is the treatment of choice, yet autoinjectors are underprescribed. Higher-dose antihistamines and omalizumab improve disease control but have not been shown to prevent anaphylaxis during immersion.

Conclusions. Swimmers with ColdU need individual risk assessment, education, supervised swimming with adrenaline at hand and horizontal extraction from the water. Prospective data from athletes are lacking.

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MAZUREK, Dawid Oskar, DUSZEJKO, Julia Weronika, KUCHARSKI, Jarosław Józef, CECOT, Zuzanna Zofia, LESICZKA, Maciej Mariusz, LENARTOWICZ, Filip, GAŁCZYŃSKA, Oliwia, KUKLIŃSKA, Katarzyna, MACIASZCZYK, Anna and LEWCZUK, Alicja Martyna. Cold urticaria in cold-water and open-water swimmers: anaphylaxis risk, diagnosis and practical recommendations: a narrative review. Quality in Sport. Online. 14 November 2026. Vol. 79, p. 76793. [Accessed 15 November 2026]. DOI 10.12775/QS.2026.79.76793.
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