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Development of the symptomatic dermographism quality of life questionnaire.
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Muñoz M, Schoepke N, Altrichter S, Staubach P, Geppert-Steidl C, Durner L, Bernstein JA, Maurer M, Weller KAbstract
Symptomatic Dermographism (SD), also known as “urticaria factitia”, is the most common subtype of chronic inducible urticaria. Affected patients develop itch and strip-shaped wheals that usually last for 30 min after minor stroking, rubbing, or scratching of the skin. The quality of life (QoL) of patients with SD is often strongly affected. However, a QoL instrument to properly assess this impairment is not yet available.