Wheal

Introduction: Wheal

Description of Wheal

Wheal: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Wheal: An itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs.
Source: Diseases Database

Wheal: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Wheal:

• Mark
• Skin
• Skin symptoms (5992 causes)
• Skin disease
• Skin disorder
• Skin problem
• Skin pain (116 causes)
• Characteristic
• Allergic
• Allergic disease

Terms associated with Wheal:

Terms Similar to Wheal:

• Urticaria
• Angio-edema
• Angioedema
• Hives
• Weal
• Welt

Source: Diseases Database

• wale
• welt
• weal

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Wheal

• injury
• hurt
• harm
• trauma

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Wheal

• urticaria

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Wheal

The following list attempts to classify Wheal into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• harm,hurt,injury,trauma
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Wheal

• eMedicine - Urticaria : Article by Javed Sheikh, MD
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,drug reaction, acral erythema,angioedema,serum sickness reaction,paraphimosis
• eMedicine - Urticaria, Cholinergic : Article by Jere D Guin, MD, FACP
• eMedicine - Angioedema : Article by Shih-Wen Huang, MD
• eMedicine - Urticaria : Article by Mary Beth Crawford, MD
• Urticaria, angioedema (hives). DermNet NZ
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,urticaria,hive,sting, jelly fish,mastocytoma,Darier sign,mastocytosis
• eMedicine - Angioedema : Article by Nedra Dodds, MD
• Urticaria Referral Guidelines
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,urticaria,hive
• eMedicine - Urticaria : Article by Shih-Wen Huang, MD
• eMedicine - Angioedema, Acquired : Article by Warren R Heymann, MD
• eMedicine - Urticaria, Contact Syndrome : Article by Saqib Bashir, MBChB
• eMedicine - Urticaria, Acute : Article by Henry K Wong, MD, PhD

Source: Diseases Database

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