A child scratches his hand with pen.A red wheal appears which persists for 30 minutes. What would be the diagnosis?
Dermographism: type of physical uicaria induced by mechanical stimulus also called Skin writing rapid appearence of wheal flare at the site of brisk firm storke made with a firm objectLesions are often linear/ assume the shape of eliciting stimulus.Local erythema followed by edema.Most common physical uicaria seen in young adults sometimes symptomatic pruritus is present the onset of lesiona IADVL textbook of dermatology, cutaneous vascular responses, page 661
Atopy
Contact uicaria
Pressure uicaria
Dermographism
Dermatitis