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Bahar Torabi1, Moshe Ben-Shoshan1
1Division of Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Paediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada.
Abstract:
Physical urticaria is often challenging to diagnose and manage. We present a case of both cholinergic and cold-induced urticaria and discuss the diagnosis and management strategies of these two important conditions.
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