Urticaria

Author: V. Dimov, M.D., Allergist/Immunologist and Assistant Professor at University of Chicago
Reviewer: S. Randhawa, M.D., Allergist/Immunologist and Assistant Professor at LSU (Shreveport) Department of Allergy and Immunology

Urticaria Cases

Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (Hives)

Chronic Urticaria Due to Thyroid Antibodies

Urticaria after sexual activity and dermatographism

Pressure-related urticaria and angioedema

Neutrophilic Urticaria

Typical laboratory workup for chronic idiopathic urticaria and angioedema

Suspected progesterone allergy
Autologous serum skin test in chronic idiopathic urticaria
Chronic Urticaria. Farid Farid, M.D. UCLA, Department of Medicine, 2002.
Blue Hives. NEJM Images in Clinical Medicine, 02/2008.
The Ice Cube Test: Cold-Induced Urticaria. NEJM Images in Clinical Medicine, 02/2008.

Further Reading

Urticaria: A Short Review
Mind Maps: Urticaria
Mnemonics: Urticaria
Cutaneous mastocytosis in a 3-month-old girl
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS)
Blog articles from AllergyNotes

Image source: Urticaria, Wikipedia, public domain.

Published: 09/15/2007
Updated: 06/20/2010