What is Autoimmune Urticaria?

In about half of patients with chronic idiopathic hives, the explanation is that body's immune system is, in a sense, overactive. The urticaria is "autoimmune". The immune system is attacking the normal tissues of the body and causing hives as a result.

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What do patients take to treat Autoimmune Urticaria and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Diphenhydramine
(Benadryl, Benadryl Itch Stop Gel, Meijer Antihistamine Allergy, Nightime Sleepaid)
0
Hydroxyzine HCL
(Pliva Hydroxyzine, Hydroxyz, Atarax, Hydroxyzine Pamoate)
0
Doxepin
(Deptran, Zonalon, Silenor, Adapine)
0
Prednisone
(Encorton, Deltasone, Pronizon)
0
Colchicine
(Colcrys)
0
Dapsone (DDS)
(Dapsone topical, Aczone)
0
Cetirizine HCl
(Members Mark Cetirizine HCL, Piriteze, Benaday, All Day Allergy)
0
Fexofenadine
(Allegra ODT, Telfexo, Allegra)
0
Loratadine
(Claritin Allergy RediTabs 12 Hour, Claritin Allergy 24 Hour, Loratadine Reditab, Claritin Hives Relief)
0
desloratadine
(Aerius, Clarinex)
0

These charts show data from Autoimmune Urticaria patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Autoimmune Urticaria at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
89% Females
11% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 3
20-29 yrs 0
30-39 yrs 2
40-49 yrs 2
50-59 yrs 0
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 8

These charts show data from Autoimmune Urticaria patients who have completed their condition history