Main description:

Urticaria, commonly known as 'hives', is a skin rash which can have allergic and non-allergic causes.

This handbook is an initiative of the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) Urticaria Centers of Reference and Excellence (UCARE).

Divided into 22 sections, the text begins with an overview of urticaria, its classification, and aetiopathogenesis.

The next chapters describe different types of urticaria, diagnostic measures, and therapeutic management.

The final sections examine urticaria in children, in the elderly, in pregnancy and lactation, and in kidney, liver and cardiac disease. A separate chapter covers patient education material.

Authored by renowned worldwide experts, the text is further enhanced by clinical images, tables and figures to assist learning.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Urticaria: Introduction and Classification
Chapter 2: Etiopathogenesis
Chapter 3: Acute Urticaria
Chapter 4: Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Chapter 5: Chronic Inducible Urticaria
Chapter 6: Angioedema
Chapter 7: Urticaria and Comorbidities
Chapter 8: Role of Infections in Urticaria
Chapter 9: Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 10: Diagnostic Approach
Chapter 11: Patient-reported Outcome Measures
Chapter 12: Antihistamines
Chapter 13: Cyclosporine A
Chapter 14: Omalizumab
Chapter 15: Other Therapeutic Options
Chapter 16: Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Urticaria
Chapter 17: Urticaria in Children
Chapter 18: What is New in Urticaria? Pathophysiology & Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 19: Patient Education Material
Chapter 20: Urticaria in Elderly
Chapter 21: Urticaria in Pregnancy and Lactation
Chapter 22: Urticaria in Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, and Cardiac Disease

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