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Diagnostic properties of provocation tests for cold, heat, and delayed-pressure urticaria Volume 27, numéro 4, July-August 2017

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1 Department of Dermato-Venereology,
Bispebjerg Hospital,
University of Copenhagen,
Denmark
2 Department of Biomedical Sciences,
University of Copenhagen,
Copenhagen,
Denmark

Chronic inducible urticaria (CIndU), or physical urticaria, is a debilitating subtype of chronic urticaria, which occurs after direct physical stimuli such as cold, heat, or pressure [1]. The diagnosis is based on a combination of medical history, clinical evaluation, and response testing, exposing the patient to physical stimuli [2, 3]. The diagnosis and treatment of CIndU has been investigated and reviewed extensively [4-6]. However, provocation tests, which are widely used and referenced in the [...]