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urticariform en · ADJ

Etymology

From urticaria + -form.

Meanings

1. Resembling urticaria; that is, hives-like.
   • The examination revealed the existence of two urticariform plaques which were very well defined and localized on the iliac crests. 2016, Israel Pérez López, Gonzalo Blasco Morente, Antonio Martínez López, Cristina Garrido Colmenero, Ricardo Ruiz Villaverde, Eliseo Martinez García, Paloma Nogueras Morillas, Jesús Tercedor Sánchez, “Urticariform plaques: delayed hypersensitivity reaction type IV to enoxaparin”, in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, volume 74, number 5(suppl 1), →DOI, page AB223:
   • It clinically manifests as very pruritic urticariform papules initially on the abdominal striae, sparing the periumbilical region and spreading to the thighs, gluteal region, and arms (Fig. 32.6). 2018, Alves GF et al., “Dermatology and pregnancy”, in Renan Rangel Bonamigo, Sergio Ivan Torres Dornelles, editors, Dermatology in Public Health Environments: A Comprehensive Textbook, →ISBN, page 670:

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