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Psychosomatic Medicine 3:435-440 (1941)
© 1941 American Psychosomatic Society

Origin of a Whealing Response to Cold

HAROLD A. ABRAMSON 1

1 From the Medical Services of Dr. George Baehr and the Laboratories of the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City and the Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island.

A case of whealing response to cold is described. The immunological status was negative. The main feature of the case was the suddenness of onset which immediately followed a relatively short period of mental conflict which endangered the patient' life. Evidence against the histamine theory of "cold allergy" is presented. It is suggested that more accurate data be obtained regarding the nature of the emotional circumstances of the onset of the group of vasomotor responses ordinarily classified as the physical allergies.

I am grateful to Dr. Frank Fremont-Smith for critical suggestions in developing the psychosomatic aspects of this report.

Note:
This investigation has been aided by a grant from the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation.






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