China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 374-377.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202006374

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Update of chronic autoimmune urticaria

SU Wenxing1,2, TANG Minhui3, WANG Juanjuan2, WEI Yuqian2, ZHAO Ying2, JI Jiang2, JIAO Qingqing3   

  1. 1 Department of Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China; 
    2 Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China; 
    3 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
  • Online:2020-06-15 Published:2020-06-05
  • Contact: JIAO Qingqing, E-mail: qingqingjiao@suda.edu.cn

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Abstract: Chronic autoimmune urticaria (CAU) is a special type of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). It is characterized by repeated wheal, angioedema, or both simultaneously. The course of the disease often persists for more than six weeks, and the systemic symptoms are common. The clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment are reviewed in this paper.

Key words: urticaria, autoimmune, pathogenesis