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Contact urticaria
Occupational Disease Contact urticaria
Contact urticaria Category Skin Disease
Contact urticaria Severity
Acute-Moderate
Contact urticaria Synonyms
Valley fever; San Joaquin fever; Desert fever; Coccidioidal granuloma; Coccidiioides immitis infection
Information on Contact urticaria Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
Contact urticaria is mediated by either allergic or nonallergic mechanisms. Allergic contact urticaria is mediated by IgE, and affected patients are usually atopic. Contact urticaria may be confused with allergic contact dermatitis when the erythematous wheals evolve into a vesicular dermatitis. However, the clinical history will reveal that the patient with contact urticaria developed itching at the time or soon after contact. [Rosenstock, p. 527]
Contact urticaria Latency
Days to years
Contact urticaria References
http://www.haz-map.com/urticari.htm