title: Chronic urticaria: tools to aid the diagnosis and assessment of disease status in daily practice.
abstract: This article focuses on practical considerations for the optimal management of chronic urticaria (CU) with regard to the tools and instruments that are currently available to assist in the diagnosis and assessment of this condition before and during treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zuberbier
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014581:Urticaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy