14Diseases of the skin Inflammatory dermatoses Urticaria, angioedema or other urticarial disorders EB01Inducible urticaria or angioedema
EB01.1
category
Cold urticaria
Definition Cold urticaria is triggered by skin cooling. Weals often develop as the skin rewarms afterwards. Cold contact urticaria is triggered by local skin cooling whereas the much less common cold reflex urticaria is triggered by generalised chilling causing a fall in core temperature.
Also indexed as
Cold urticaria cold contact urticaria cold reflex urticaria cold-induced urticaria
Nearby in Inducible urticaria or angioedema
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