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 ...

Antihistamines for systemic use constituted the majority of additional medications for urticaria used in all treatment groups (100% in the levocetirizine and 78.8% in the placebo group).

In most chronic cases, the cause is unknown and referred to as chronic idiopathic urticaria. Some individuals experience chronic urticaria triggered by physical stimuli, known as chronic inducible ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Results from a confirmatory study show that dupilumab significantly reduces itch in patients with uncontrolled chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). Study C of the phase 3 LIBERTY-CUPID trial ...

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 ...