U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Dermatographic urticaria

MedGen UID:
488854
Concept ID:
C0343065
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: dermatographia; dermographic urticaria; dermographism; symptomatic dermographism; urticaria factitia
SNOMED CT: Dermatographic urticaria (7632005); Dermatographia (7632005); Ebbecke's reaction (7632005); Dermagraphy (7632005); Autographism (7632005); Skin writing (7632005); Factitial urticaria (7632005); Dermographia (7632005); Urticaria factitia (7632005); Dermatography (7632005); Dermographism (7632005); Symptomatic dermographism (402410006); Factitious urticaria (402410006); Dermatographism (7632005); Dermographic urticaria (7632005); Dermographic prurigo (402410006)
 
HPO: HP:0011971

Definition

An exaggerated whealing tendency when the skin is stroked, that is, formation of red, itchy bumps and lines on the skin as a result of pressure on the skin (for instance, stroking the skin with a pen or tongue depressor). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDermatographic urticaria

Conditions with this feature

Vibratory urticaria
MedGen UID:
510413
Concept ID:
C0157743
Disease or Syndrome
Autosomal dominant vibratory urticaria is characterized by localized hives and systemic manifestations in response to dermal vibration, with coincident degranulation of mast cells and increased histamine levels in serum (Boyden et al., 2016).
Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome
MedGen UID:
324839
Concept ID:
C1837610
Disease or Syndrome
Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome (IPS) is a rare subtype of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis, a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited keratinization disorders. IPS presents with complications at midtrimester of pregnancy leading to prematurity, a thick caseous and desquamating skin, respiratory complications, and persistent eosinophilia. Skin features evolve into a flat follicular hyperkeratosis with atopy (Klar et al., 2004).
Hennekam-Beemer syndrome
MedGen UID:
462843
Concept ID:
C3151493
Disease or Syndrome
A rare multiple congenital anomalies syndrome characterized by cutaneous mastocytosis, microcephaly, microtia and/or hearing loss, hypotonia and skeletal anomalies (e.g. clinodactyly, camptodactyly, scoliosis). Additional common features are short stature, intellectual disability and difficulties. Facial dysmorphism may include upslanted palpebral fissures, highly arched palate and micrognathia. Rarely, seizures and asymmetrically small feet have been reported.
Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome 3
MedGen UID:
482544
Concept ID:
C3280914
Disease or Syndrome
Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome-3 is an autosomal dominant immune disorder characterized by the development of cutaneous urticaria, erythema, and pruritus in response to cold exposure. Affected individuals have variable additional immunologic defects, including antibody deficiency, decreased numbers of B cells, defective B cells, increased susceptibility to infection, and increased risk of autoimmune disorders (summary by Ombrello et al., 2012). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of FCAS, see FCAS1 (120100).
Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and thin corpus callosum
MedGen UID:
1790413
Concept ID:
C5551361
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and thin corpus callosum (NEDDFAC) is characterized by global developmental delay, impaired intellectual development with poor or absent speech and language, and dysmorphic facial features. Brain imaging tends to show thin corpus callosum and decreased white matter volume. Additional features such as seizures, cardiac defects, and behavioral abnormalities may also occur. The phenotype is variable (summary by Bina et al., 2020).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Jeong SH, Lim DJ, Chang SE, Kim KH, Kim KJ, Park EJ
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Jul 11;37(27):e211. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e211. PMID: 35818702Free PMC Article
Shuster S
Cutis 1988 Oct 27;42(4A):26-8. PMID: 2903816

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mao S, Jiang L, Fu C, Lei L, Chen J, Zeng Q
Arch Dermatol Res 2025 Mar 15;317(1):563. doi: 10.1007/s00403-025-04130-0. PMID: 40088276
Liu Z, Wang Y, Wang S, Wu J, Jia C, Tan X, Liu X, Huang X, Zhang L
Skin Res Technol 2024 Sep;30(9):e13906. doi: 10.1111/srt.13906. PMID: 39300828Free PMC Article
Jeong SH, Lim DJ, Chang SE, Kim KH, Kim KJ, Park EJ
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Jul 11;37(27):e211. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e211. PMID: 35818702Free PMC Article
Irinyi B, Széles G, Gyimesi E, Tumpek J, Herédi E, Dimitrios G, Adány R, Hunyadi J, Szegedi A
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2007;144(3):217-25. Epub 2007 Jun 18 doi: 10.1159/000103995. PMID: 17579280

Diagnosis

Jeong SH, Lim DJ, Chang SE, Kim KH, Kim KJ, Park EJ
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Jul 11;37(27):e211. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e211. PMID: 35818702Free PMC Article
Chiang HL, Chen CH, Koo M, Tsai TY, Wu CH
J Immunol Res 2022;2022:5243825. Epub 2022 Feb 22 doi: 10.1155/2022/5243825. PMID: 35242884Free PMC Article
Irinyi B, Széles G, Gyimesi E, Tumpek J, Herédi E, Dimitrios G, Adány R, Hunyadi J, Szegedi A
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2007;144(3):217-25. Epub 2007 Jun 18 doi: 10.1159/000103995. PMID: 17579280

Therapy

Mao S, Jiang L, Fu C, Lei L, Chen J, Zeng Q
Arch Dermatol Res 2025 Mar 15;317(1):563. doi: 10.1007/s00403-025-04130-0. PMID: 40088276
Liu Z, Wang Y, Wang S, Wu J, Jia C, Tan X, Liu X, Huang X, Zhang L
Skin Res Technol 2024 Sep;30(9):e13906. doi: 10.1111/srt.13906. PMID: 39300828Free PMC Article
Jeong SH, Lim DJ, Chang SE, Kim KH, Kim KJ, Park EJ
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Jul 11;37(27):e211. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e211. PMID: 35818702Free PMC Article
Shuster S
Cutis 1988 Oct 27;42(4A):26-8. PMID: 2903816

Prognosis

Jeong SH, Lim DJ, Chang SE, Kim KH, Kim KJ, Park EJ
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Jul 11;37(27):e211. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e211. PMID: 35818702Free PMC Article
Chiang HL, Chen CH, Koo M, Tsai TY, Wu CH
J Immunol Res 2022;2022:5243825. Epub 2022 Feb 22 doi: 10.1155/2022/5243825. PMID: 35242884Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Jeong SH, Lim DJ, Chang SE, Kim KH, Kim KJ, Park EJ
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Jul 11;37(27):e211. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e211. PMID: 35818702Free PMC Article
Chiang HL, Chen CH, Koo M, Tsai TY, Wu CH
J Immunol Res 2022;2022:5243825. Epub 2022 Feb 22 doi: 10.1155/2022/5243825. PMID: 35242884Free PMC Article
Irinyi B, Széles G, Gyimesi E, Tumpek J, Herédi E, Dimitrios G, Adány R, Hunyadi J, Szegedi A
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2007;144(3):217-25. Epub 2007 Jun 18 doi: 10.1159/000103995. PMID: 17579280

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Consumer resources

    Recent activity

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...