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Beware of stress: how psychological pressure triggers skin allergy

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Explains how psychological stress elevates cortisol and triggers histamine release, leading to acute urticaria, itching, and flare-ups of eczema, psoriasis, and vitiligo.

Explains how psychological stress elevates cortisol and triggers histamine release, leading to acute urticaria, itching, and flare-ups of eczema, psoriasis, and vitiligo.

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