Cholinergic urticaria
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What is cholinergic urticaria?
Cholinergic urticaria is characterized by a hypersensitive response in the skin as a result of the body increasing in temperature (passively or actively), or the precipitating release of sweat.
Common symptoms reported by people with cholinergic urticaria
Treatments taken by people for cholinergic urticaria
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Who has cholinergic urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 36 say cholinergic urticaria is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 2 | |
| 40s | 7 | |
| 50s | 5 | |
| 60s | 2 | |
| 70+ | 5 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 2 | |
| 20-29 years | 0 | |
| 30-39 years | 2 | |
| 40-49 years | 1 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 1 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 31 | |
| Female | 23 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 19 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 4 |