title: Acquired cold urticaria: clinical picture and update on diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Acquired cold urticaria (ACU) is a frequent subtype of physical urticaria that is caused by the release of proinflammatory mast cell mediators after cold exposure. Although the underlying causes of ACU still remain to be clarified in detail, a wide range of diseases has been reported to be associated with ACU. This review gives an overview of the clinical picture, the differential diagnoses, diagnostic tests and the aetiology of ACU, and summarizes current and novel therapeutic options based on the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siebenhaar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mlynek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magerl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altrichter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vieira Dos Santos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zuberbier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents