Familial dermographism: A rare inherited form of hives. Even a single stroke applied with moderate pressure on the skin produces a red welt. The response usually occurs within minutes of the stimulus and may last for a few hours. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Familial dermographism is available below.
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Prognosis for Familial dermographism: symptoms tend to occur throughout the patients life
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Familial dermographism is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Familial dermographism, or a subtype of Familial dermographism,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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