Multiple physical urticarias.
Physical urticarias are a group of mucocutaneous disorders characterised by the appearance of whealing and/or angioedema and induced by physical stimuli. A 24-year-old Caucasian male affected by ultraviolet A-induced solar urticaria, specific food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis, symptomatic dermographism and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis is described.
Torchia
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University of Florence, Department of Dermatological Sciences, Via della Pergola 58/60, 50121 Florence, Italy. daniele.torchia@unifi.it
Francalanci
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Bellandi
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Fabbri
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D000328:Adult; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000209:etiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000209:etiology; D014581:Urticaria / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*