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SUBMITTER: Min TK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6557779 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Allergy, asthma & immunology research 20190701 4
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is characterized by typically short-lived and fleeting wheals, angioedema or both, which occur spontaneously and persist for longer than 6 weeks. This term is applied to the most common subtype of chronic urticaria. The underlying pathophysiology for CSU involves mast cell and basophil degranulation with release of histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandins and other inflammatory mediators. Although a variety of treatments exist, many patients do not tolerate or ...[more]