Dermatographism: Clinical Implications and Patient Management
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Dermographism is the most common induced dermatopathy in the world, presenting in multiple age groups and even with different pathologies such as comorbidities, its clinic, although variable, can present as the presence of erythematous lesions on the skin. literally this pathology means "writing on the skin", which can be alarming for some patients.
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