The contact urticaria syndrome--an updated review.
The term "the contact urticaria syndrome," proposed in 1975, has been generally accepted and led to proliferation of new examples. This paper summarizes this clinical material and presents a diagnostic and pathogenetic evaluation method. The risks (and minimization, thereof) of systemic skin test-induced reactions are delineated.
D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications*; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000150:complications*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000209:etiology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D012882:Skin Tests; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology