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  2. Autoimmune urticaria - Wikipedia

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    The term autoimmune urticaria refers to a subset of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) cases where the immune system appears to play a significant role. This understanding began to evolve in the mid to late 20th century as advances in immunology revealed the complex interactions between the immune system and various diseases.

  3. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...

  4. Urticarial vasculitis - Wikipedia

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    Urticarial vasculitis (also known as "chronic urticaria as a manifestation of venulitis", "hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome", "hypocomplementemic vasculitis" and "unusual lupus-like syndrome") [1] is a skin condition characterized by fixed urticarial lesions that appear histologically as a vasculitis.

  5. Dermatographic urticaria - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms are thought to be the result of histamine being released by mast cells on the surface of the skin. Despite the lack of antigens , histamine causes the skin to swell in affected areas. If the membrane that surrounds the mast cells is too weak, it will easily and rapidly break down under physical pressure, which then causes an allergic ...

  6. Chronic spontaneous urticaria - Wikipedia

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    The most common symptoms of chronic spontaneous urticaria are angioedema and hives that are accompanied by itchiness. Chronic spontaneous urticaria, despite its cause being unknown, is linked to a higher prevalence of autoimmune diseases , and is often worsened by triggers like stress, infections, certain foods, or nonsteroidal anti ...

  7. Schnitzler syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Schnitzler syndrome or Schnitzler's syndrome is a rare disease characterised by onset around middle age of chronic hives (urticaria) and periodic fever, bone and joint pain (sometimes with joint inflammation), weight loss, malaise, fatigue, swollen lymph glands and enlarged spleen and liver.

  8. Autoimmune disease - Wikipedia

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    The majority of the autoimmune diseases are chronic and there is no definitive cure, but symptoms can be alleviated and controlled with treatment. [11] Standard treatment methods include: [ 11 ] Vitamin or hormone supplements for what the body is lacking due to the disease (insulin, vitamin B 12 , thyroid hormone, etc.)

  9. Hives - Wikipedia

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    Hives, also known as urticaria, is a kind of skin rash with red and/or flesh-colored, raised, itchy bumps. [1] Hives may burn or sting. [2] The patches of rash may appear on different body parts, [2] with variable duration from minutes to days, and do not leave any long-lasting skin change. [2]