Urticaria - vista de cerca
La urticaria consiste en ronchas elevadas, rojas y pruriginosas. La mayor parte de la urticaria es ocasionada por reacciones alérgicas. Ocasionalmente, puede ser consecuencia de una enfermedad autoinmune, infecciones como parasitosis, medicamentos, cáncer u otras causas.
Revision
Last reviewed 6/17/2012 by Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School. David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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