| DDU | dermo-distortive urticaria; duplex Doppler ultrasound |
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| HVUS | hypocomplementemic vasculitis urticaria syndrome |
| 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 ... |
| vibratory urticaria | A form of urticaria that occurs in response to vibratory stimuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| urticaria conferta | A form of urticaria in which the wheals are aggregated in a group. (05 Mar 2000) |