Urticaria is an inflammatory skin disorder that presents with itchy wheals and/or angioedema mediated by skin mast cells and release of histamine and other mediators. This Primer by Kolkhir et al. summarizes the epidemiology, mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of urticaria, and discusses patient quality of life and open research questions for this condition.
- Pavel Kolkhir
- Ana M. Giménez-Arnau
- Marcus Maurer