Various Presentations of Urticaria – and How to Treat It

Renowned eczema and allergy specialist, Matthew Zirwas, MD, discussed urticarial presentations during one of SDPA’s annual conference sessions in Los Angeles.  He initiated his talk discussing the two ways to identify urticaria; by duration or by cause.  Acute urticaria lasts 6 weeks, with chronic urticaria defined as lasting greater than 6 weeks. Causes of urticaria …