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R C Wong, J A Fairley, C N Ellis.
Abstract
Urticaria is one of the more common skin conditions seen by physicians. Physical agents are an important cause of urticaria, with pressure or shearing forces being the most common. Dermographism is due to a combination of pressure and shearing forces and is present in a large number of healthy individuals. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of dermographism and its clinical variants.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6386900 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(84)70222-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol ISSN: 0190-9622 Impact factor: 11.527