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Nonimmunologic Contact Urticaria

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Abstract

Rapid onset of sign and symptoms

Minimal exposure may produce burn, sting, and itch only

At high exposure, almost all respond

Morphology – redness and urtication

Often confused with other forms of irritation

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of California Medical School, San Francisco, CA, USA

    John Havens Cary, Howard I. Maibach, Ian Yamaguchi & A. Lahti

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Swen Malte John

  2. Department of Dermato-allergology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jeanne Duus Johansen

  3. Dept. of Dermatology and Allergology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  4. Dept. of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Thüringen, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  5. Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Cary, J.H., Maibach, H.I., Yamaguchi, I., Lahti, A. (2018). Nonimmunologic Contact Urticaria. In: John, S., Johansen, J., Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., Maibach, H. (eds) Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40221-5_209-2

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