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Introduction: Skin allergies
A skin reaction caused by contact with an allergy-causing substance (allergen) that the skin is hypersensitive or allergic to. The skin reaction can involve swelling, itching, burning, redness or blisters. Dermatitis, eczema and hives are different types of skin allergies.
Symptoms of Skin allergies
- Rash
- Urticaria
- Angioedema
- Wheals
- Skin rash
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- Urticaria (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
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- Urticaria [Hives] (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Urticaria (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Anaphylaxis (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Urticaria and angioedema (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Urticaria [Hives] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Urticaria (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Urticaria/Angioedema (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- anaphylaxis (Handbook of Diseases)
- Urticaria and angioedema (Handbook of Diseases)
- Urticaria (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
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