CONTACT URTICARIA

Course overview

CONTACT URTICARIA IS A TRANSIENT WHEAL AND FLARE RESPONSE ON EXPOSURE TO SPECIFIC AGENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. CONTACT URTICARIA FALLS INTO THREE TYPES- IMMUNE-MEDIATED, NON-IMMUNE MEDIATED, AND CONTACT URTICARIA DUE TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANISM. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, TYPES, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF CONTACT URTICARIA AND PROTEIN CONTACT DERMATITIS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH CONTACT URTICARIA.