CMSP Medical Book-Volume Three

Custom Medical Stock Photo, Inc.

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Clinical & Surgical Medicine

C9-879 PRURITIS DEMATOSIS (HIVES)

TRUNK 59 Y/O FEMALE
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
ALLERGIC REACTION ALLERGEN
SKIN IRRITATION

Z145-E-142 MBV3

MBV3 CATALOG#: 09-0879 CMSP# Z145-E-142
PHOTO CREDIT: Caliendo/Custom Medical Stock Photo, Inc.
MODEL RELEASE: N

CAPTION: HIVES, PRURITIS DEMATOSIS TRUNK 59 Y/O FEMALE
SUBJECT: INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
KEYWORD: PRURITIS DERMATOSIS HIVES TRUNK FML

DESCRIPTION:
ERUPTION OF PRURITIC WHEALS DUE TO HYPERSENSITIVITY
TO DRUGS, FOODS OR EMOTIONAL TURMOIL. THIS IS OFTEN
A TRANSITORY PHENOMENA. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY
LOCAL MAST CELL DEGRANULATION. LESIONS VARY FROM SMALL
PAPULES TO PLAQUES. IT USUALLY RESULTS FROM ANTIGEN
INDUCED RELEASE OF VASOACTIVE MEDIATORS IN ASSOCIATION
WITH IGe ANTIBODIES. ALLERGISTS TEST PATIENTS FOR
SPECIFIC ALLERGIES VIA EXPOSING ALLERGENS TO THE SKIN
ON THE FOREARM.

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