Dermographism: a review.
Urticaria is one of the more common skin conditions seen by physicians. Physical agents are an important cause of urticaria, with pressure or shearing forces being the most common. Dermographism is due to a combination of pressure and shearing forces and is present in a large number of healthy individuals. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of dermographism and its clinical variants.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology