Dermatology
Case 8: A Patient with Recurrent Hives
CASE
A 35‐year‐old woman complains of a 2‐year history of recurrent hives. She gets these roughly twice per week, if she is off all treatment. She cannot relate the onset of her symptoms to any triggering factors. She is not on any regular medication and has no other co‐morbid problems. She has no family history of any medical problems.
QUESTION 1
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Which of the following from her history and signs will enable you to differentiate between urticarial vasculitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria?