Localized urticaria induced by direct electric current stimulation.
1979
P Leung, and
H Chai
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007478
Iontophoresis
Therapeutic introduction of ions of soluble salts into tissues by means of electric current. In medical literature it is commonly used to indicate the process of increasing the penetration of drugs into surface tissues by the application of electric current. It has nothing to do with ION EXCHANGE; AIR IONIZATION nor PHONOPHORESIS, none of which requires current.
Iontophoreses
D002648
Child
A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.
Children
D004558
Electric Stimulation
Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013546
Sweating
The process of exocrine secretion of the SWEAT GLANDS, including the aqueous sweat from the ECCRINE GLANDS and the complex viscous fluids of the APOCRINE GLANDS.
D014581
Urticaria
A vascular reaction of the skin characterized by erythema and wheal formation due to localized increase of vascular permeability. The causative mechanism may be allergy, infection, or stress.