Acute urticaria in children.
The fine article, "First Attack of Acute Urticaria in a Pediatric Emergency Department" by Liu et at, which appeared in the June issue of Pediatrics and Neonatology prompted me to submit comments and a review on the subject of urticaria in children, because this is indeed a pediatric problem that is frequently seen in clinical practice.
Huang
Shih-Wen
SW
Division of Pulmonology/Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA. huangsw@peds.ufl.edu
D000208:Acute Disease; D000322:Adrenergic Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*
D000322:Adrenergic Agonists; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D004837:Epinephrine