RESEARCH ARTICLE
Patient-Oriented Treatment for Urticaria: A Three-Step Approach with Informational/Instructional Sheets
Craig G. Burkhart*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 57
Last Page: 63
Publisher ID: TODJ-2-57
DOI: 10.2174/1874372200802010057
Article History:
Received Date: 18/03/2008Revision Received Date: 17/04/2008
Acceptance Date: 21/04/2008
Electronic publication date: 5/5/2008
Collection year: 2008
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Urticaria is a common dermatosis characterized by spontaneous recurrent bouts of hives. A common belief is that the tedious search for an underlying cause of spontaneous urticaria is fruitless, and even when successful an appropriately dealt with, is not necessarily followed by complete resolution of symptoms. In contrast, urticaria has a great impact on patients’ quality of life. These patients suffer considerable loss of energy, sleep disturbance, and emotional upset. Urticaria remains a big problem in term of etiology, pathogenetic mechanism, and pharmacologic treatment. Whereas textbooks and reviews on the topic of urticaria devote limited space to investigations and optional trial therapies for the entity, this article is devoted to the subject. A three-step template for the treatment of urticaria is offered which may prove helpful for you and your patients.
