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MeSH Heading: Urticaria
Tree Number(s): C17.800.862.945; C20.543.480.904
Unique ID: D014581
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014581
Scope Note: A vascular reaction of the skin characterized by erythema and wheal formation due to localized increase of vascular permeability. The causative mechanism may be allergy, infection, or stress.
Entry Term(s): Hives; Urticarial Wheals
NLM Classification #: WR 170
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2023/04/14

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Urticaria MeSH Descriptor Data 2026