TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 141. Flushing and Urticaria A1 - Grandinetti, Lisa M. A1 - Patton, Timothy J. A1 - English, Joseph C. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Brotman, Daniel J. A2 - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S. PY - 2012 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine AB - What mechanisms cause cutaneous flushing?How does one differentiate benign and malignant etiologies of flushing?What tests and studies are useful to evaluate each potential diagnosis?What treatments are available for each etiology?What is the difference between acute and chronic urticaria?What are the common causes of acute urticaria and chronic urticaria?What is the appropriate workup for patients with acute or chronic urticaria?In what clinical scenario is a skin biopsy indicated?What is the appropriate workup when vasculitis is present on skin histology?What therapies are available for acute and chronic urticaria? SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56204338 ER -