NEW YORK — The responsibility for diagnosing and treating chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), for which there is a newly approved drug, should be in the hands of dermatologists who have the skills, ...

It's easy to understand how someone who gets hives for the first time could confuse the sudden appearance of raised, red, or skin-colored bumps with bug bites or other skin conditions, such as eczema.

Chronic urticaria is an inflammatory skin disorder characterised by recurrent transient wheals and/or angioedema that persist for more than six weeks. Within this spectrum, chronic spontaneous ...

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Urticaria that results from the pressure of using a dull object to stroke the skin is called “dermatographism,” which literally means the ability to write on the skin. Also referred to as ...

Acute urticaria (hives) is a common skin condition that affects up to 20% of people at some point in their lives. It can transition into chronic urticaria for up to 8% of the population. Hives tend to ...

SAN DIEGO — New insight into the roots of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and an expanding toolbox of therapies are transforming the understanding of the disease, a dermatologist told colleagues ...