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Cholinergic urticaria: pathogenesis‐based categorization and its treatment options
Author(s) -
Nakamizo S.,
Egawa G.,
Miyachi Y.,
Kabashima K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04017.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , categorization , pathogenesis , mechanism (biology) , cholinergic , dermatology , allergy , immunology , philosophy , epistemology
Background Cholinergic urticaria (CU) has well‐described characteristic clinical presentations, yet the precise pathological mechanism remains incompletely understood. A variety of pathogeneses has been proposed, which suggests that there exists several clinical subtypes. Conclusions In this review, we categorize CU into four subtypes: (i) CU with poral occlusion; (ii) CU with acquired generalized hypohidrosis; (iii) CU with sweat allergy; and (iv) idiopathic CU, and discuss diagnostic and treatment options.