Urticaria
La urticaria es una serie de franjas rojas prominentes de varios tamaños en la superficie de la piel que con frecuencia son pruriginosas e intermitentes. Forman parte de una reacción alérgica a los medicamentos o a los alimentos. El término “dermatitis” describe una respuesta inflamatoria de la piel causada por contacto con alergenos o irritantes, exposición al sol o circulación deficiente y aún el estrés. SE DEBE EVITAR EL RASCADO. El rascar el sarpullido puede diseminar la inflamación, provocar una infección y hasta dejar cicatrices.
Revision
Last reviewed 5/30/2012 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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