Chronic Urticaria in Children: An Update about Etiology

Abstract

Urticaria, one of the most common dermatological disorders across the globe is characterized by itchy wheels with or without angioedema. The incidence of Urticaria in children is about 0.1% to 6% Chronic Urticaria is defined as a daily occurrence of spontaneous wheals, angioedema, or both for >6 weeks. The etiology of chronic Urticaria is multifactorial in children and it can be explored in 20% to 50% children. In most of children the cause of chronic Urticaria are either idiopathic or autoimmune.