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Wheal

Aka: Wheal

Description
1. Flat topped palpable lesions of variable size
2. Dermal collections of edema fluid
Precautions: Wheal persists beyond 72 hours
1. Consider Urticarial Vasculitis and biopsy
Examples
1. Insect Bite
2. Urticaria

Welts (C0221232)
Definition (NCI)	A smooth, slightly elevated area on the body surface, which is redder or paler than the surrounding skin. It is the typical lesion of urticaria, the dermal evidence of allergy, and in sensitive persons may be provoked by mechanical irritation of the skin.
Definition (NCI)	A smooth, slightly elevated area on the body surface, which is redder or paler than the surrounding skin. It is the typical lesion of urticaria, the dermal evidence of allergy, and in sensitive persons may be provoked by mechanical irritation of the skin.
Concepts	Sign or Symptom (T184)
SnomedCT	247472004, 64305001, 156445005, 267873009
English	WELTS, WHEALS, Hive, Welt, wheal (physical finding), wheal, Wheals, WHEAL(S), WELT(S), weals, welt, wheals, Welt, Wheal, Weal, Weal (disorder), Welts, weal, welts
Dutch	striemen, galbult
French	Boules d'oedème, Papules ortiées, PAPULES
German	Quaddeln, QUADDELN
Italian	Pomfi, Strie ecchimotiche
Portuguese	Pápulas (urticária), PAPULA
Spanish	Ronchas, Habones, Weal, Wheal, HABONES, habón, roncha (anomalía morfológica), roncha (trastorno), roncha
Czech	Kopřivkové pupeny, Šrámy
Japanese	ﾎﾞｳｼﾝ, 膨疹
Hungarian	Csalánkiütések, Csalános kiütés
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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