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Stress and Urticaria

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  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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  • Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
  • Tinea Pedis
  • Hereditary Angioedema

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Gupta, M.A. (2009). Stress and Urticaria. In: Granstein, R.D., Luger, T.A. (eds) Neuroimmunology of the Skin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35989-0_19

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