What is delayed pressure urticaria?

Delayed pressure urticaria is the body's delayed allergic reaction when it is exposed to a pressure stimulus. Hives may be seen after a delay of 4-6 hours after contact with the pressure stimulus. Examples of pressure stimuli are wearing of tight clothes or sitting on a hard surface.

How do members experience delayed pressure urticaria?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with delayed pressure urticaria*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for delayed pressure urticaria*

Who has delayed pressure urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 11
40s 15
50s 17
60s 5
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 14
Female 41

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What is delayed pressure urticaria?

Delayed pressure urticaria is the body's delayed allergic reaction when it is exposed to a pressure stimulus. Hives may be seen after a delay of 4-6 hours after contact with the pressure stimulus. Examples of pressure stimuli are wearing of tight clothes or sitting on a hard surface.



Common symptoms reported by people with delayed pressure urticaria

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for delayed pressure urticaria

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Compare treatments taken by people with delayed pressure urticaria

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Who has delayed pressure urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 48 say delayed pressure urticaria is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 11
40s 15
50s 17
60s 5
70+ 5
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 8
30-39 years 3
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 14
Female 41

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 15
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from delayed pressure urticaria patients who have completed their condition history
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