Urticaria--current concepts.
The mechanisms, clinical features and management of the various forms of urticaria are discussed. The importance of histamine receptors, complement and the kinin cascade are reviewed.
D000799:Angioedema / Q000235:genetics; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005174:Factor XII / Q000378:metabolism; D006632:Histamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D007705:Kinins / Q000378:metabolism; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism
D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D007705:Kinins; D006632:Histamine; D005174:Factor XII; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D007610:Kallikreins