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Chronic urticaria

MedGen UID:
537829
Concept ID:
C0263338
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Chronic Urticaria; Chronic Urticarias; Urticaria, Chronic
SNOMED CT: Chronic urticaria (51611005); Recurrent periodic urticaria (51611005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0850230

Definition

An urticaria that is characterized by the presence of urticaria for a period exceeding 6 weeks, assuming symptoms for most days of the week. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChronic urticaria

Professional guidelines

PubMed

He L, Yi W, Huang X, Long H, Lu Q
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2021 Dec;61(3):424-448. Epub 2021 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s12016-021-08886-x. PMID: 34529248
Hon KL, Leung AKC, Ng WGG, Loo SK
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2019;13(1):27-37. doi: 10.2174/1872213X13666190328164931. PMID: 30924425Free PMC Article
Schaefer P
Am Fam Physician 2017 Jun 1;95(11):717-724. PMID: 28671445

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Worm M, Vieths S, Mahler V
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022 Dec;150(6):1265-1278. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.10.014. PMID: 36481047
Shakuntulla F, Chiarella SE
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022 Dec;10(12):3149-3155. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.08.013. PMID: 35987486Free PMC Article
Xiao XJ, Zhang LX, Shi YZ, Yao JP, Cao W, Liu Y, Zou ZH, Zhou SY, Chen ML, Li CX, Zheng QH, Li Y
J Integr Med 2020 Jul;18(4):303-312. Epub 2020 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.joim.2020.05.004. PMID: 32534938
Wang EA, Chan SK
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2020 Jun 6;20(8):31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-020-00929-1. PMID: 32506151
Saini S, Shams M, Bernstein JA, Maurer M
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Jun;8(6):1866-1874. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.03.030. PMID: 32298850

Diagnosis

He L, Yi W, Huang X, Long H, Lu Q
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2021 Dec;61(3):424-448. Epub 2021 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s12016-021-08886-x. PMID: 34529248
Pozderac I, Lugović-Mihić L, Artuković M, Stipić-Marković A, Kuna M, Ferček I
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2020 Sep;29(3):141-148. PMID: 32975301
Saini S, Shams M, Bernstein JA, Maurer M
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020 Jun;8(6):1866-1874. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.03.030. PMID: 32298850
Saini SS, Kaplan AP
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2018 Jul-Aug;6(4):1097-1106. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.04.013. PMID: 30033911Free PMC Article
Schaefer P
Am Fam Physician 2017 Jun 1;95(11):717-724. PMID: 28671445

Therapy

Wedi B
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2022 Mar;31(3):281-290. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1080/13543784.2022.2042513. PMID: 35166638
Muñoz-Bellido FJ, Moreno E, Dávila I
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2022 Apr 19;32(2):97-115. Epub 2021 Mar 3 doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0682. PMID: 33661102
Kolkhir P, Altrichter S, Munoz M, Hawro T, Maurer M
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2020 Jan;124(1):2-12. Epub 2019 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.08.014. PMID: 31446134
Radonjic-Hoesli S, Hofmeier KS, Micaletto S, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Bircher A, Simon D
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2018 Feb;54(1):88-101. doi: 10.1007/s12016-017-8628-1. PMID: 28748365
Schaefer P
Am Fam Physician 2017 Jun 1;95(11):717-724. PMID: 28671445

Prognosis

Worm M, Vieths S, Mahler V
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022 Dec;150(6):1265-1278. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.10.014. PMID: 36481047
Greiner B, Nicks S, Adame M, McCracken J
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022 Dec;63(3):381-389. Epub 2022 Sep 1 doi: 10.1007/s12016-022-08952-y. PMID: 36048326
Fok JS, Kolkhir P, Church MK, Maurer M
Allergy 2021 Oct;76(10):2965-2981. Epub 2021 Feb 27 doi: 10.1111/all.14757. PMID: 33539587
Okayama Y, Matsumoto H, Odajima H, Takahagi S, Hide M, Okubo K
Allergol Int 2020 Apr;69(2):167-177. Epub 2020 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2020.01.004. PMID: 32067933
Hon KL, Leung AKC, Ng WGG, Loo SK
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2019;13(1):27-37. doi: 10.2174/1872213X13666190328164931. PMID: 30924425Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Maurer M, Berger W, Giménez-Arnau A, Hayama K, Jain V, Reich A, Haemmerle S, Lheritier K, Walsh P, Xia S, Storim J
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022 Dec;150(6):1498-1506.e2. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.08.027. PMID: 36096203
Shakuntulla F, Chiarella SE
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022 Dec;10(12):3149-3155. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.08.013. PMID: 35987486Free PMC Article
Wedi B
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2022 Mar;31(3):281-290. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1080/13543784.2022.2042513. PMID: 35166638
Asero R, Cugno M
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2021 Mar;17(3):247-254. Epub 2021 Feb 12 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1882304. PMID: 33496195
Metz M, Vadasz Z, Kocatürk E, Giménez-Arnau AM
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2020 Aug;59(1):38-45. doi: 10.1007/s12016-020-08794-6. PMID: 32418171Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Prosty C, Gabrielli S, Le M, Ensina LF, Zhang X, Netchiporouk E, Ben-Shoshan M
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022 Feb;10(2):586-596.e4. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.10.012. PMID: 34673287
Iriarte Sotés P, Armisén M, Usero-Bárcena T, Rodriguez Fernández A, Otero Rivas MM, Gonzalez MT, Meijide Calderón A, Veleiro B; Urtigal, the Galician Group of Interest in Urticaria
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2021 Jul 26;31(4):282-291. Epub 2020 Oct 8 doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0649. PMID: 33030434
Xiao XJ, Zhang LX, Shi YZ, Yao JP, Cao W, Liu Y, Zou ZH, Zhou SY, Chen ML, Li CX, Zheng QH, Li Y
J Integr Med 2020 Jul;18(4):303-312. Epub 2020 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.joim.2020.05.004. PMID: 32534938
Fricke J, Ávila G, Keller T, Weller K, Lau S, Maurer M, Zuberbier T, Keil T
Allergy 2020 Feb;75(2):423-432. Epub 2019 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/all.14037. PMID: 31494963
Cornillier H, Giraudeau B, Munck S, Hacard F, Jonville-Bera AP, d'Acremont G, Pham BN, Maruani A
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2018 May;29(3):303-310. Epub 2018 Mar 15 doi: 10.1111/pai.12870. PMID: 29392757

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