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21 gru 2023 · Acute urticaria is a common issue in the primary and emergency care settings. The mainstay of its treatment are second-generation antihistamines (nonsedating H 1 -receptor blockers) and elimination of identified triggers (eg, particular food items or drugs).
27 lip 2024 · Summary. Chronic urticaria is a common and debilitating mast cell-driven skin disease presenting with itchy wheals, angio-oedema, or both. Chronic urticaria is classified as spontaneous (without definite triggers) and inducible (with definite and subtype-specific triggers; eg, cold or pressure).
1 gru 2007 · The weals of physical urticaria usually last less than 1 h (except delayed pressure urticaria) whereas those of ordinary urticaria typically last from 2 to 24 h. Urticarial vasculitis should be sought by skin biopsy if weals last longer.
Chronic urticaria (CU) is a common disease which represents a considerable burden for many patients. The current urticaria guideline describes the evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of CU. In addition, however, questions often arise in everyday practice that are not addressed by the guideline.
18 lut 2023 · Currently, the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for chronic urticaria in the older patient are the same as those indicated for other age groups. In particular, there is a limited number of blood chemistry investigations for spontaneous chronic urticaria and specific tests for inducible urticaria.
13 lis 2021 · As in adults, self-injectable adrenaline should be considered in children with inducible urticarias where there is a risk of anaphylaxis following a significant trigger (those with cold urticaria must not immerse themselves in cold water), especially in children with a history of systemic symptoms.
31 sie 2022 · The two most common forms of chronic inducible urticaria are dermatographia and cholinergic urticaria. Dermatographia (“skin writing”) entails local histamine release generated by...
