However, hives aren’t contagious—they cannot be spread from one person to another. Other rash types, such as those due to chronic autoimmune skin conditions like eczema or psoriasis ...

Urticaria may be acute or chronic. As opposed to acute urticaria, chronic urticaria is defined by recurrent episodes occurring at least twice a week for 6 weeks (Grattan, Sabroe, & Greaves ...

Chronic urticaria occurs in about 0.1% of the population (Greaves, 2000). Patients previously classified as having chronic idiopathic or "ordinary" urticaria are now divided into two groups: 40% ...

Celldex Therapeutics reported Wednesday that its experimental medicine for a condition that causes chronic hives reduced hive activity in patients, completely clearing it in some. However ...

but can now point to a win for rilzabrutinib in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). In a phase 2 trial, rilzabrutinib has been shown to rapidly reduce itch severity and significantly improve ...

The incidence of mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance was higher among patients with chronic urticaria (CU) than in patients with acute urticaria (AU). Medication ...

CSU is a chronic skin condition that causes sudden and debilitating hives and persistent itch, which can impact quality of life. This positive trial confirms results from Study A, the first Phase ...