title: [Urticaria and angioedema].
abstract: Urticaria is considered a heterogeneous group of diseases that share different patterns of skin reactions. The wide diversity in urticaria subtypes have been identified and this reflects partial understanding of the causes or factors that trigger it, as well as the molecular and cellular mechanisms that are involved in their physiopathology. The objective of this article was to make an extensive review of the literature to be able to offer the readers a complete information and updating on the basic, ethiologic and physiophatologic mechanisms and mainly to make a special emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of urticaria, promoting the continuous medical education.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Alergia e Inmunología Clinica, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guillén Escalón
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vargas Rosas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mendoza Magaña
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zepeda Ortega
authors.forename: Juan José Luise
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sienra Monge
authors.forename: Blanca Estela
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: del Río Navarro
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000799:Angioedema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D034701:Mastocytosis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D017455:Receptors, IgE / Q000276:immunology; D014581:Urticaria / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; C475664:FCER1A protein, human; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D016572:Cyclosporine; D000109:Acetylcholine