Background: Chronic idiopathic urticaria is a distressing condition that severely affects patients' quality of life. The overall costs associated with this disease, both for the healthcare payer ...

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 ...

We still have a lot to learn about chronic idiopathic urticaria, a common and heterogeneous disorder. Most of these quiz questions are derived from recent literature and guideline updates.

These quiz questions about chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) are derived from current literature. Are you up to date? At the end of the quiz, compare your score with those of your physician ...

A little over a year ago, I woke up in the middle of the night with an itchy scalp. I didn’t give it much thought, assuming ...

Two other types of hives -- "chronic spontaneous urticaria" and "chronic idiopathic urticaria" -- come and go for 6 weeks or longer. These longer-lasting hives are usually seen in adults between ...

Cholinergic urticaria (also called cholinergic angioedema or heat bumps) is a reaction that results in tiny hives surrounded by large patches of red skin. They’re related to an increase in your ...

Novartis' respiratory and allergy business, meanwhile, is headed by Xolair (omalizumab) for severe asthma nasal polyps and chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIA) - another blockbuster also partnered ...

Dupixent is already approved to treat a range of inflammatory diseases including atopic dermatitis, asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, making $6 billion in global sales last ...

She specializes in the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria, severe persistent asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, recurring infections, and allergic dermatologic conditions. In this day and age ...

Sep. 23, 2024 — A study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players shows one-third believe that they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Those individuals were more likely to report cognitive ...