This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Urticaria, a skin rash common in children. It was created by Alexa Moschella a medical student at the University of Ottawa with the help of Dr. Carmen Liy-Wong (Dermatologist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)

Click on the image below for the full-screen PDF handout

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• Note: Viral Rashes
• Podcast: Urticaria

References

1. Urticaria [Internet]. Merck Manuals. [cited 10 July 2024]. Available from: https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/dermatologic-disorders/approach-to-the-dermatologic-patient/urticaria

2. Caffarelli C, et al. Urticaria in childhood. Acta Biomed. 2020 Sep 15;91(11-S):e2020013. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i11-S.10317.

3. Urticaria – an overview [Internet]. DermNet. [cited 10 July 2024]. Available from: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/urticaria-an-overview#:~:text=Urticaria%20can%20be%20acute%20or,the%20skin%20or%20mucous%20membranes.

4. Urticaria [Internet]. The Canadian Dermatology Association. [cited July 16 2024]. Available from: https://dermatology.ca/skin-conditions/urticaria/

5. Kayiran MA, Akdeniz N. Diagnosis and treatment of urticaria in primary care. North Clin Istanb. 2019 Feb 14;6(1):93-99. doi: 10.14744/nci.2018.75010. 

6. Images (all publicly accessible):

   1. https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/allergies/hives/

   2. https://www.hey.nhs.uk/patient-leaflet/urticaria-and-angioedema/

   3. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/skin/Pages/Hives.aspx

   4. https://coreem.net/core/angioedema/