title: Urticaria & angioedema: a rational approach to diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: Urticaria and angioedema are common allergic manifestations and some forms of this disorder may be increasing in both prevalence and severity due to changes in medications, environment and other unknown factors. This review focuses on a rational approach to differential diagnosis and therapy of the most common forms of urticaria and angioedema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, CT, USA.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Dreyfus
mesh_terms: D000799:Angioedema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D006633:Histamine Antagonists