aquagenic urticaria

aquagenic urticaria
contact urticaria caused by contact with water or sweat. In some persons this is from an urticariogenic substance dissolved in the sweat; it was formerly thought to be in the sebum, but now it appears to be an antigen from the stratum corneum.

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