06/11/2018
is one of the most common skin diseases, and patients may present with a wide spectrum of symptoms, including sudden development of pruritic wheals or angioedema.
An estimated 15% to 23% of adults experience at least one episode of acute urticaria at some time in their lives, and the prevalence of chronic urticaria in adults is estimated at 0.5% to 5%.
The word Urticaria is derived from Latin word ‘urtica’ which means stinging nettle. A transient redness and swelling of skin with itching, causing wheals (localized intracutaneous oedema) in the dermis or large hypodermal swellings, is called Urticaria.