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Chronic urticaria (CU) is a dermatological condition characterized by recurrent wheals (hives), angioedema (deep tissue swelling), or both, persisting for over 6 weeks. 1 Unlike acute urticaria, which ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Physical urticaria is a skin condition in which hives (urticaria) develop from direct contact with certain physical elements. Unlike contact or allergy-related hives, the stimuli that trigger physical ...

Among patients with new-onset urticaria, 75% recovered within a week, whereas 17% progressed to chronic urticaria, and higher age at onset, elevated BMI, and early prednisolone use were associated ...

Urticaria that results from the pressure of using a dull object to stroke the skin is called “dermatographism,” which literally means the ability to write on the skin. Also referred to as ...

Vibratory urticaria is a rare condition that causes allergic-like skin reactions after exposure to certain types of vibration, stretching, or friction. Treatment involves trigger avoidance and ...

While there is treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), there remains a need for newer therapies, explained allergy specialist Jonathan Bernstein, MD. Currently, there are not a lot of ...