| CU | cardiac unit; casein unit; cause unknown or undetermined; chymotrypsin unit; clinical unit; color un... |
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| CUS | carotid ultrasound examination; catheterized urine specimen; contact urticaria syndrome |
| DDU | dermo-distortive urticaria; duplex Doppler ultrasound |
| HVUS | hypocomplementemic vasculitis urticaria syndrome |
| ICU | infant care unit; immunologic contact urticaria; intensive care unit; intermediate care unit |
| giant urticaria | 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) |
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| vibratory urticaria | A form of urticaria that occurs in response to vibratory stimuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholinergic urticaria | A form of physical or non-allergic urticaria initiated by heat (e.g., hot baths, physical exercise, pyrexia, exposure to sun or to a warm room) or by excitement; the rather distinctive lesions consist of pruritic areas 1 to 2 mm in diameter surrounded by bright red macules. Synonym: heat urticaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic urticaria | A form of urticaria in which the wheals recur frequently, or persist. Synonym: urticaria chronica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cold urticaria | Wheal formation that develops after exposure to lowered temperatures, with or without demonstrable passive-transfer antibodies. Synonym: congelation urticaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congelation urticaria | Wheal formation that develops after exposure to lowered temperatures, with or without demonstrable passive-transfer antibodies. Synonym: congelation urticaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pressure urticaria | Urticaria of unknown aetiology occurring after local pressure on the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat urticaria | A form of physical or non-allergic urticaria initiated by heat (e.g., hot baths, physical exercise, pyrexia, exposure to sun or to a warm room) or by excitement; the rather distinctive lesions consist of pruritic areas 1 to 2 mm in diameter surrounded by bright red macules. Synonym: heat urticaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| solar urticaria | A form of urticaria resulting from exposure to specific light spectra; e.g., sunlight; some patients have passive-transfer antibodies and others do not. (05 Mar 2000) |
| factitious urticaria | 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) |
| febrile urticaria | Urticaria accompanied by slight constitutional symptoms. Synonym: acute urticaria, urticaria acuta, urticaria febrilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria | <dermatology> A transient condition of the skin, usually caused by an allergic reaction, characterised by pale or reddened irregular, elevated patches and severe itching, hives. (18 Nov 1997) |
| urticaria acuta | Urticaria accompanied by slight constitutional symptoms. Synonym: acute urticaria, urticaria acuta, urticaria febrilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria bullosa | An eruption of wheals capped with subepidermal vesicles. Synonym: urticaria vesiculosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urticaria chronica | A form of urticaria in which the wheals recur frequently, or persist. Synonym: urticaria chronica. (05 Mar 2000) |