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Heat urticaria
Author(s) -
GREAVES M. W.,
SNEDDON I.E.,
SMITH A. K.,
STANWORTH D. R.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1974.tb06404.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology
SUMMARY A case is reported of urticaria as a local response to heating the skin. The clinical, pharmacological and immunological features of this rare condition are described. Urticaria as a local response to heating of skin is extremely rare. We describe here a patient with localized heat urticaria, and report some clinical, pharmacological and immunological characteristics of the condition.