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A 25-year-old woman develops extensive pruritic wheals following ingestion of seafood to which she was allergic. While these lesions are usually not biopsied, a biopsy would probably show which of the following features? A. Dilated superficial lymphatic channels
B. Granular complement and IgG at dermal/epidermal junction
C. Microscopic blisters
D. Munro microabscesses
E. Solar elastosis

answer is A.

answer A,,,Type I hypersensitivity,,,Localized dermal edema with Dilated superficial lymphatic channels.

The correct answer is A, urticaria (hives)