Living with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) can mean having many uncomfortable days. Worse yet, it can seem that the ...

This informational guide, part of PS's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to help.

(BPT) – If you’ve had hives, you know how challenging they can be. But you may not know that there is more than one type of hives, or urticaria, and that treatments are available. A brief episode of ...

The intense itching. The sleepless nights. The unpredictability. All the things you’ve tried to get rid of your hives -- or at least to calm the itch a bit. If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic ...

Dupilumab enhances quality of life in chronic urticaria patients unresponsive to antihistamines. Find out how treatment can ...

Chronic urticaria (CU) is a dermatological condition characterized by recurrent wheals (hives), angioedema (deep tissue swelling), or both, persisting for over 6 weeks. 1 Unlike acute urticaria, which ...

Hives, or urticaria, can occur for many reasons, such as exposure to an allergen or a physical trigger, like pressure from tight clothing. It may also indicate an infection or another underlying ...

Dealing with chronic hives isn’t easy. If you’ve ever experienced hives as an allergic reaction, you know that the physical symptoms are unpleasant enough, consisting of a rash with itchy, raised ...

The guidelines, The Diagnosis and Management of Urticaria: A Practice Parameter, were developed by a joint task force of allergists and are published as a supplement to the December issue of Annals of ...

Patients with CSU have an elevated risk of anxiety and depression, necessitating comprehensive management strategies. Research is focused on identifying biomarkers and clinical characteristics to ...

"A lot of times, patients want to know if something they're doing is causing the hives," said Jenny Murase, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco, and director of Medical Dermatology ...