CONTACT URTICARIA: PRESENT SCENARIO |
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| Authors: | Ruchi Bhatia Ali Alikhan Howard I Maibach |
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| Affiliation: | From the Department of Dermatology, The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio;1From the Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California;2From the Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California USA. |
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| Abstract: | Immunological contact urticaria is a hypersensitivity reaction that appears on the skin following contact with an eliciting substance. Recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanism and pathogenesis of this reaction have altered its classification, diagnosis, and treatment. We discuss classification, epidemiology, diagnosis, testing, and treatment options that are available to patients with contact urticaria. |
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| Keywords: | Contact urticaria contact dermatitis contact urticaria syndrome urticaria |
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