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Urticaria: Attempts at Classification

  • ALLERGIC DERMATOSIS AND URTICARIA (J RING, SECTION EDITOR)
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Among the many attempts to classify urticaria, 2 categories have been accepted worldwide, namely according to time course into acute (shorter than 6 weeks) and chronic urticaria (longer than 6 weeks) and a classification according to etiopathophysiology. A special subgroup is the physical urticarias where wheals are elicited via specific physical (mechanical, temperature, radiation) stimuli. In many forms of chronic urticaria, psychosomatic influences play a role. Despite great progress in modern immunology and allergology, chronic urticaria still remains a challenge for doctors and patients.

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  1. Department Dermatology and Allergology Biederstein, Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE), Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Biedersteiner Str. 29, D-80802, München, Germany

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Ring, J., Grosber, M. Urticaria: Attempts at Classification. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 12, 263–266 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-012-0275-2

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