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Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) also known as Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is defined by the presence of wheals, angioedema, or both for more than six weeks.The most common symptoms of chronic spontaneous urticaria are angioedema and hives that are accompanied by itchiness.
For example, a portion of the cases of chronic idiopathic urticaria [38] [39] and all cases of bullous pemphigoid [33] are clearly autoimmune diseases. For the remaining cases of chronic idiopathic urticaria and those of the different subtypes of physical urticaria, the internal abnormalities leading to the disease manifestation have not been ...
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.
Dupixent phase 3 study confirms significant improvements in itch and hives for patients with CSU . Confirming the results of CUPID-A, this second pivotal study in biologic-naïve patients met primary and key secondary endpoints, showing treatment with Dupixent resulted in a nearly 50% reduction in itch and urticaria activity scores compared to placebo
Hives including chronic spontaneous hives can be a complication and symptom of a parasitic infection, such as blastocystosis and strongyloidiasis among others. [11] The rash that develops from poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac contact is commonly mistaken for urticaria.
Outside of Japan, the safety and efficacy of Dupixent for CSU has not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority. About Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) CSU is a chronic inflammatory skin disease driven in part by type 2 inflammation, which causes sudden and debilitating hives and persistent itch. CSU is typically treated with H1 ...
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.
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