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EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF guideline: definition, classification and diagnosis of urticaria

  1. T. Zuberbier1,
  2. C. Bindslev-Jensen2,
  3. W. Canonica3,
  4. C. E. H. Grattan4,
  5. M. W. Greaves5,
  6. B. M. Henz1,
  7. A. Kapp6,
  8. M. M. A. Kozel7,
  9. M. Maurer1,
  10. H. F. Merk8,
  11. T. Schäfer9,
  12. D. Simon10,
  13. G. A. Vena11,
  14. B. Wedi6

Article first published online: 17 NOV 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00964.x

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Allergy

Allergy

Volume 61, Issue 3, pages 316–320, March 2006

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Zuberbier, T., Bindslev-Jensen, C., Canonica, W., Grattan, C. E. H., Greaves, M. W., Henz, B. M., Kapp, A., Kozel, M. M. A., Maurer, M., Merk, H. F., Schäfer, T., Simon, D., Vena, G. A. and Wedi, B. (2006), EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF guideline: definition, classification and diagnosis of urticaria. Allergy, 61: 316–320. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00964.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

  2. 2

    Allergy Centre, Department of Dermatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

  3. 3

    Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, DIMI – University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

  4. 4

    Dermatology Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK

  5. 5

    Department of Dermatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

  6. 6

    Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany

  7. 7

    Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  8. 8

    Department of Dermatology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

  9. 9

    Institute of Social Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany

  10. 10

    Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

  11. 11

    Department MIDIM, Unit of Dermatology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

*Prof. Dr T. Zuberbier Department of Dermatology and Allergy Allergy Centre Charité Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Mitte Schumannstr. 20/21 D-10117 Berlin Germany

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 17 NOV 2005
  3. Accepted for publication 19 July 2005

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Keywords:

  • consensus;
  • diagnosis;
  • guideline;
  • urticaria;
  • wheal

This guideline is the result of a consensus reached during a panel discussion at the 2nd International Consensus Meeting on Urticaria, Urticaria 2004, a joint initiative of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Dermatology Section and the European Union (EU)-funded network of excellence, GA2LEN. It covers the definition and classification of urticaria, taking into account the recent progress in identifying causes, eliciting factors and pathomechanisms of this disease. We have outlined useful diagnostic approaches for different subtypes of urticaria. This guideline was, in addition, accepted by the European Dermatology Forum (EDF) and was formally approved by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).

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