| IJD SYMPOSIUM |
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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 264-268 |
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Contact urticaria : Present scenario
Ruchi Bhatia1, Ali Alikhan2, Howard I Maibach3
1 Department of Dermatology, The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
2 Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA
3 Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA
Correspondence Address:
Howard I Maibach
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Dermatology, 90 Medical Center Way, Surge Bldg. 110 San Francisco, CA 94143-0989
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.55639
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Immunological contact urticaria is a hypersensitivity reaction that appears on the skin following contact with an eliciting substance. Recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanism and pathogenesis of this reaction have altered its classification, diagnosis, and treatment. We discuss classification, epidemiology, diagnosis, testing, and treatment options that are available to patients with contact urticaria. |
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