BSACI guideline for the management of chronic urticaria and angioedema

TY - JOUR

T1 - BSACI guideline for the management of chronic urticaria and angioedema

AU - Powell, R. J.

AU - Leech, S. C.

AU - Till, S.

AU - Huber, P. A J

AU - Nasser, S. M.

AU - Clark, A. T.

PY - 2015/3/1

Y1 - 2015/3/1

N2 - This guidance for the management of patients with chronic urticaria and angioedema has been prepared by the Standards of Care Committee of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI). The guideline is based on evidence as well as on expert opinion and is aimed at both adult physicians and paediatricians practising in allergy. The recommendations are evidence graded. During the development of these guidelines, all BSACI members were included in the consultation process using a Web-based system. Their comments and suggestions were carefully considered by the Standards of Care Committee. Where evidence was lacking, a consensus was reached by the experts on the committee. Included in this management guideline are clinical classification, aetiology, diagnosis, investigations, treatment guidance with special sections on children with urticaria and the use of antihistamines in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Finally, we have made recommendations for potential areas of future research.

AB - This guidance for the management of patients with chronic urticaria and angioedema has been prepared by the Standards of Care Committee of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI). The guideline is based on evidence as well as on expert opinion and is aimed at both adult physicians and paediatricians practising in allergy. The recommendations are evidence graded. During the development of these guidelines, all BSACI members were included in the consultation process using a Web-based system. Their comments and suggestions were carefully considered by the Standards of Care Committee. Where evidence was lacking, a consensus was reached by the experts on the committee. Included in this management guideline are clinical classification, aetiology, diagnosis, investigations, treatment guidance with special sections on children with urticaria and the use of antihistamines in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Finally, we have made recommendations for potential areas of future research.

KW - BSACI

KW - Adult

KW - Allergy

KW - Angioedema

KW - Anti-IgE

KW - Antihistamine

KW - Auto-antibody

KW - Autoimmune

KW - Breastfeeding

KW - Child

KW - Epidemiology

KW - Guideline

KW - Hypothyroidism

KW - IgE

KW - Management

KW - Paraprotein

KW - Pregnancy

KW - Urticaria

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84923463087

U2 - 10.1111/cea.12494

DO - 10.1111/cea.12494

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84923463087

SN - 0954-7894

VL - 45

SP - 547

EP - 565

JO - Clinical and Experimental Allergy

JF - Clinical and Experimental Allergy

IS - 3

ER -