title: Familial dermographism.
abstract: Urticaria in response to various physical stimuli has been reported in sporadic and familial patterns. The most common of these physical urticarias, dermographism, is a localized urticarial response to stroking or scratching of the skin and has not been reported previously to be familial. A four-generation family with dermographism, probably inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, is presented along with a discussion of sporadic dermographism and other types of familial physical urticarias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Jedele
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Michels
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*