Urticaria: a Multidisciplinary Disease. Where Are We Now?

Urticaria or hives is a common skin condition, which can have a significant impact on the individual’s quality of life (QOL) and be challenging to treat. Urticaria is divided into acute and chronic, depending on the duration of symptoms. Though urticaria is associated with many different disorders, routine investigations should be limited and guided by history and physical examination. New advances have been made in the classification of chronic urticaria (CU), monitoring of disease activity, QOL, and treatment. An evidence-based approach should be used in the management of these patients.