| HVUS | hypocomplementemic vasculitis urticaria syndrome |
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| ICU | infant care unit; immunologic contact urticaria; intensive care unit; intermediate care unit |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit; neurological intensive care unit; neurosurgical intensive care unit; n... |
| SU | salicyluric acid; secretory unit; sensation unit; solar urticaria; sorbent unit; spectrophotometric ... |
| UT | total unsharpness; Ullrich-Turner [syndrome]; Unna-Thost [syndrome]; untested; untreated; urinary tr... |
| urticaria chronica | A form of urticaria in which the wheals recur frequently, or persist. Synonym: urticaria chronica. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| urticaria conferta | A form of urticaria in which the wheals are aggregated in a group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria endemica | Urticaria epidemica, urticaria caused by the nettling hairs of certain caterpillars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria factitia | A form of urticaria in which whealing occurs in the site and in the configuration of application of stroking (pressure, friction) of the skin. Synonym: autographism, dermagraphy, dermatography, dermographia, dermographism, dermography, factitious urticaria, skin writing, urticaria factitia. Origin: dermato-+ G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria febrilis | Urticaria accompanied by slight constitutional symptoms. Synonym: acute urticaria, urticaria acuta, urticaria febrilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria haemorrhagica | Urticaria bullosa in which the serous exudate contains blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria maculosa | A chronic form of urticaria with lesions of a red colour and little oedema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria medicamentosa | An urticarial form of drug eruption. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria papulosa | A sensitivity reaction to insect bites, especially human and pet fleas, seen mostly in young children as wheals followed by papules on exposed areas. Synonym: lichen urticatus, prurigo infantilis, urticaria papulosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria perstans | A form of chronic urticaria in which the wheals persist unchanged for long periods; includes urticarial vasculitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria pigmentosa | The most common form of mastocytosis. It occurs primarily in children and is typically characterised by multiple persistent small, reddish-brown, hyperpigmented, pruritic macules and papules. They are located most commonly on the trunk, but seen also on the extremities, head, and neck. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urticaria subcutanea | Urticaria in which itching is present without the wheals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria tuberosa | A vascular reaction involving the deep dermis or subcutaneous or submucal tissues, representing localised oedema caused by dilatation and increased permeability of the capillaries and characterised by development of giant wheals. (18 Nov 1997) |
| urticaria vesiculosa | An eruption of wheals capped with subepidermal vesicles. Synonym: urticaria vesiculosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria | <haematology> A rare blood disorder caused by antibodies which destroy red blood cells upon exposure to the cold. The antibodies are formed against a specific blood group and are triggered by the cold. The cause is unknown but the disease has been associated with syphilis and some viral infections. Serum haemoglobin and urine haemoglobin are increased during the attacks. The disease is chronic and treatment is difficult. Some cases resolve spontaneously without treatment. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (27 Sep 1997) |