Is chronic urticaria more than skin deep?

Abstract Chronic urticaria is a disease characterized by the appearance of weals, angioedema or both longer than 6 weeks. Degranulation of cutaneous or submucosal mast cells leads to release of mediators including histamine resulting in redness, swelling and itch. Because mast cells are widely distr...

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Main Authors: Emek Kocatürk, Clive Grattan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Allergy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13601-019-0287-2