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Franz Ritucci, MD

Diagnosis

dermatographism urticaria

Body Site

back

Age

35 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

linear

Color

red

Morphology

wheal/hive

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 34-year-old man complained of itchy skin. Symptoms worsened with scratching. Note the linear wheals resulting from scratching for this demonstration of dermatographism. He was healthy, on no medications, and had no recent history of allergies or infections.

Description

linear wheals

Categories

reactive erythema

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6/4/2006 13:48:01

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