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Case Reports
. 2013 Mar;172(3):417.
doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1819-0. Epub 2012 Sep 12.

Under pressure

Angela De Cunto  1 , Irene Berti, Marta Minute, Giorgio Longo
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Case Reports

Under pressure

Angela De Cunto et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

Physical urticaria is a rare but challenging subset of chronic urticaria. Wheals of pressure urticaria are typically delayed in appearance. A pressure test can easily be done to confirm the diagnosis.

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