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DH340 : The Class : Intro : Response : Immunologic Gallery

Urticaria/Hives

Etiology

Type I hypersensitivity

Trauma, Release of IgG, IgM of the to ingested allergen

Localize vascular permeability in superficial connective tissue

Predilection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

Skin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical Appearance

Multiple areas of well demarcated swelling accompanied by itching

Self-limiting episodes

 

 

 

Treatment

Avoidance of causative agent

Antihistamine

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic Process

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