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Heat urticaria

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Heat urticaria
SpecialtyDermatology

Heat urticaria presents within five minutes after the skin has been exposed to heat above 43 °C (109 °F), with the exposed area becoming burned, stinging, and turning red, swollen, and indurated.[1]: 155 [2]

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References

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  1. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
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