Hives (Urticaria)
Editor: V. Dimov, M.D., Allergist/Immunologist and Assistant Professor at University of ChicagoInformation For Patients
Allergic Skin Conditions
Allergy Testing
Anti-FceR1 Autoantibodies in Chronic Urticaria
Laboratory Diagnosis of Chronic Urticaria (click to enlarge the image).
Anti-FceR1 autoantibodies in chronic autoimmune urticaria: IgG against FceRI (receptor for IgE) (click to enlarge the image).
Chronic Urticaria Treatment (click to enlarge the image).
Information For Doctors
Urticaria: Teaching Cases
Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (Hives)
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.
Related Reading
Urticaria: Brief Review
Mind Maps: Urticaria
Mnemonics: Urticaria
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS)
Blog articles from AllergyNotes
Image source: Urticaria, Wikipedia, public domain.
Published: 09/15/2007
Updated: 11/20/2011
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.
Related Reading
Urticaria: Brief Review
Mind Maps: Urticaria
Mnemonics: Urticaria
Urticaria and angioedema. Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2011, 7(Suppl 1):S9.
Cutaneous mastocytosis in a 3-month-old girlCryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS)
Blog articles from AllergyNotes
Image source: Urticaria, Wikipedia, public domain.
Published: 09/15/2007
Updated: 11/20/2011
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