Urticaria, is a kind of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps. They may also burn or sting. Often the patches of rash move around. Typically they last a few days and do not leave any long-lasting skin changes. Fewer than 5% of cases last for more than six weeks. The condition frequently recurs.
Sample Chapter(s)
Preface (97 KB)
Components of the Book:
- Chapter 1
Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the once-daily Urticaria Activity
Score (UAS) in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria managed in clinical practice (the EVALUAS study)
- Chapter 2
Patient‑Reported Outcome Measures in Atopic Dermatitis and Chronic Hand Eczema in Adults
- Chapter 3
Cytokine production and signalling in human THP-1 macrophages is dependent on Toxocara canis glycans
- Chapter 4
Analysis of procalcitonin and CRP concentrations in serum of patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria
- Chapter 5
Circulating soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products is decreased and inversely associated with acute phase response in chronic spontaneous urticaria
- Chapter 6
Checklist for a complete chronic urticaria medical history: an easy tool
- Chapter 7
Anaphylaxis in atypical cold urticaria: case report and review of literature
- Chapter 8
Open‑Label Study to Assess the Efficacy of Ipragliflozin for Reducing Insulin Dose in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Receiving Insulin Therapy
- Chapter 9
Insights and advances in chronic urticaria: a Canadian perspective
- Chapter 10
Review of cold‑induced urticaria characteristics, diagnosis and management in a Western Canadian allergy practice
- Chapter 11
Management of Itch in the Elderly: A Review
- Chapter 12
Comparative efficacy of non-sedating antihistamine updosing in patients with
chronic urticaria
- Chapter 13
Anti-inflammation activity of brazilin in TNF-α induced human psoriasis dermatitis
skin model
- Chapter 14
Stress, pseudoallergens, autoimmunity, infection and inflammation in chronic
spontaneous urticaria
- Chapter 15
Omnipresence of inflammasome activities in inflammatory bone diseases
Readership:
Students, academics, teachers and other people attending or interested in urticaria.
Riccardo Asero, Ambulatorio di Allergologia, Clinica San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano, Italy
A. Grzanka, Department of Internal Diseases, Dermatology and Allergology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
Elisa Benelli, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Irene Berti, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
Gordon Sussman, University of Toronto, Medicine, Toronto, Canada
Amin Kanani, University of British Columbia, Medicine, Kelowna, Canada
and more...