Localized heat induced urticaria: report of a case.

J Drugs Dermatol

Department of Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas 78236, USA.

Published: April 2004

Localized heat induced urticaria is a rare clinical entity. Other physical urticarial subtypes include cholinergic, solar, cold, aquagenic, vibratory, and dermatographic. It is characterized by a well-demarcated urticarial lesion provoked by heat in direct contact with the skin. We describe a case of localized heat-induced urticaria in a 49-year-old woman after a heat-challenge test to her forearm.

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