Diagnostic tests for urticaria

Michihiro Hide; Makiko Hiragun; Takaaki Hiragun

doi:10.1016/j.iac.2013.09.009

Diagnostic tests for urticaria

Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2014 Feb;34(1):53-72. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2013.09.009.

Authors

Michihiro Hide¹, Makiko Hiragun, Takaaki Hiragun

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Integrated Health Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. Electronic address: ed1h-w1de-road@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 24262689
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2013.09.009

Abstract

Clinical diagnosis is made essentially by the characteristics of skin eruptions and detailed history taking. Particular, but not general blood examinations and/or skin biopsy should be performed if clinical diagnosis suggests the necessity of these examinations.

Keywords: Complementation; Diagnosis; Differential diagnosis; Severity; Subtypes; Threshold; Underground disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Tests, Routine* / methods
Humans
Urticaria / classification
Urticaria / diagnosis*
Urticaria / etiology