Abstract
Among the many attempts to classify urticaria, 2 categories have been accepted worldwide, namely according to time course into acute (shorter than 6 weeks) and chronic urticaria (longer than 6 weeks) and a classification according to etiopathophysiology. A special subgroup is the physical urticarias where wheals are elicited via specific physical (mechanical, temperature, radiation) stimuli. In many forms of chronic urticaria, psychosomatic influences play a role. Despite great progress in modern immunology and allergology, chronic urticaria still remains a challenge for doctors and patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 263-266 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Current Allergy and Asthma Reports |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- Acute
- Chronic
- Classification
- Idiopathic
- Physical urticaria
- Urticaria