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PHYSICAL ALLERGY [1 record]

Record 1 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Immunology
DEF

... an allergic reaction triggered by a physical stimulus.

OBS

A physical allergy differs from other allergic reactions because the trigger is a physical stimulus. The physical stimulus can be cold, sunlight, heat, other stimuli that cause sweating (such as emotional stress or exercise), vibration, a minor injury (such as that due to scratching), or physical pressure. For some people, symptoms occur only in response to a physical stimulus. For some people who have other allergies, a physical stimulus makes symptoms worse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Asthme. [...] L'anaphylaxie [l'ensemble des réactions négatives] induite par l'exercice est une allergie physique rare, mais effrayante et possiblement mortelle.

Spanish

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