Dermographism WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Dermographism
Dermographism, also called skin writing, is a form of chronic hives.1 If you have dermographism, you will notice that an itchy hive appears within moments of your skin being scratched.1 The hives are usually gone within a few hours, but it can be annoying.1 The cause of dermographism is unknown, but some cases are believed to be linked to allergies or thyroid problems.2 If no medical condition is found to have caused the hives, antihistamines are usually prescribed to reduce discomfort.2
Fast Facts:
- Dermographism is not dangerous, nor is it contagious.3
- About 5% of the population develops some form of dermographism.1
- Dermographism may or may not be a lifelong condition.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 About.com: Dermographism
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dermographism.com: What is Dermographism?
- ↑ Wikipedia: Dermographism: Treatment
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Dermagraphasim, Dermographism overview, Dermographism definition, Dermographizm, Skin writing
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
