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Synonyms for urticaria include hives, welts, and wheals. Pink, edematous dermal plaques and papules often exhibit peripheral blanching and dermographism (wheal, flare, erythema—the triple response of Lewis). Individual lesions characteristically wax, wane, and migrate in less than 24 h, often in less than an hour.
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Norman, R.A., Young, E.M. (2014). Urticaria. In: Atlas of Geriatric Dermatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4579-0_18
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