Clinical Medicine 2011, Vol 11, No 4: 390–96 may not be due to non-immunoglobulin (IgE)
mechanisms, although almost all urticaria is non-IgE mediated. Urticaria is common: at least …

Urticaria with or without angioedema is frequently encountered in primary care medicine.
Although many patients and physicians think that urticaria is evidence of an IgE-mediated …

Approximately 15%-20% of the population experience one or more episodes of urticaria
during their lifetime. 1 The cutaneous appearance is easy to recognize, and many patients …

Urticaria is a common reason for patients to present to primary care practitioners, emergency
rooms, dermatologists and allergists. It is characterized by the rapidity of its fluctuation. As a …

Urticaria and angioedema are commonly encountered complaints in the primary care
physician's office. Although the diagnosis is clear, discovering an etiology can be …

Urticaria is a common clinical problem for patients and physicians. Most episodes of urticaria
last only a short time and are not a major clinical problem. Persistent or frequent episodes of …

Urticaria (ie, pruritic, raised wheals) and angioedema (ie, deep mucocutaneous swelling)
occur in up to 25 percent of the US population. Vasoactive mediators released from mast …

Urticaria and angioedema occur in approximately 20% of the population. Chronic urticaria
and/or angioedema are idiopathic or autoimmune in most cases. The differential diagnosis …

Urticaria and angioedema are among the most common conditions evaluated by specialists
in allergy and immunology and dermatology, but are perhaps also among the most poorly …

Urticaria, also known as hives, and angioedema, where the swelling occurs below the skin
instead of on the skin, are extremely common but there is a misconception that the most …