The definition, diagnostic testing and management of chronic inducible urticarias –The EAACI/GA²LEN/EDF/UNEV 2016 consensus panel recommendations 2016 update and revision

Omalizumab in chronic urticaria

Purpose of review: The current EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF/WAO treatment guidelines for the management of urticaria recommend omalizumab as fourth-line therapy. Within the last year, many reports of omalizumab treatment in chronic urticaria have been published. Recent...
The definition, diagnostic testing and management of chronic inducible urticarias –The EAACI/GA²LEN/EDF/UNEV 2016 consensus panel recommendations 2016 update and revision

Physical urticaria

Abstract The physical urticarias are a heterogeneous sub- group of chronic urticarias in which wheals can be repro- ducibly induced by different specific physical stimuli such as cold, heat, pressure, vibration, or sunlight. Physical urti- carias comprise up to 25 %...