Cold rashmedically coined cold urticaria (hives)is a rare disorder involving an immune response to cold exposure.
Cold rash comprises approximately 3% of all cases of urticaria (hives).
Symptoms last approximately one to two hours in a person with the essential form of cold urticaria.
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Humans have 23 pairs ofchromosomes(strands of DNA encoded with genes).
The familial form of cold rash has been linked to chromosome number 1.
Autoimmune Disorders
Some forms of cold rash are also diseases of the autoimmune system.
The adverse symptoms can be challenging or they could even cause serious life-threatening danger in certain circumstances.
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