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Urticaria

A vascular reaction of the skin characterized by erythema and wheal formation due to localized increase of vascular permeability. The causative mechanism may be allergy, infection, or stress.

Identifiers
MONDO:0005492
Part of
Dermatitis
Also known as
hives · urticaria (disease) · Urticarias
Disease Subtypes
Angioedema 20
Cutaneous mastocytosis 10
Physical urticaria 4
Idiopathic urticaria 2
Allergic urticaria 1
Chronic urticaria 1
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome
Autoimmune urticaria
Cold urticaria
Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
Papular urticaria
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
Urticaria, aquagenic
Urticaria, familial localized heat

Rare disease

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