Adrenergic urticaria

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Adrenergic urticaria is a skin condition characterized by an eruption consisting of small (1-5mm) red macules and papules with a pale halo, appearing within 10 to 15 min after emotional upset.<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.</ref> <ref name="Bolognia">{{{last}}},

 Rapini, Ronald P., 
  
 Dermatology: 2-Volume Set, 
  
 St. Louis:Mosby, 
 2007, 
  
  
 ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1, 
  
  
  
 Pages: 267,</ref>  There have been 10 cases described in medical literature, and involve a trigger (coffee, intense emotions) followed by a rise in catechomines and IgE.  Treatment involves propranolol and trigger avoidance.<ref>, 
 Adrenergic urticaria: review of the literature and proposed mechanism, 
 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 
 
 Vol. 70(Issue: 4),
 pp. 763–766,
 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.10.062,
 PMID: 24373776,</ref>

See also

• Aquagenic urticaria
• Urticaria
• Skin lesion
• List of cutaneous conditions

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