Book Description
It is estimated that one out of five persons in the United States experiences at least one episode of hives in their lifetime. That is approximately sixty million people in the U.S., almost twice the population of California. Even if the actual number is over-estimated by fifty percent because of inaccurate diagnosis, thirty million remains an impressive number. Approximately five to ten percent of these patients may experience symptoms from six weeks up to two years or longer. This suggests that 1.5 to 3 million individuals in the U.S experience chronic hives.

There is a paucity of materials to assist health care professionals (HCP) and patients on these conditions.There is in fact no existing publication, past or present, that provides the practical approach discussed in this book for the evaluation and treatment of these conditions. The book will appeal to patients who are desirous of a self-help approach and to HCPs who need time-saving guidance to organize and standardize the evaluation of these conditions.

Many of the common questions that are asked by patients are answered in this book. It is our experience that addressing the following questions allays anxiety that patients experience and will improve their understanding as to why their symptoms are sometimes not diagnosed or brought under control.
•What are urticaria and angioedema?
•Why is it difficult to find the cause of urticaria and/or angioedema?
•Is there a common mechanism that causes urticaria and/or angioedema?
•Why do urticaria and/or angioedema remain only for a short time in some individuals, while other patients experience symptoms for longer periods, sometimes months or years?
•Can the duration of symptoms be predicted for chronic urticaria and/or angioedema?
•Why aren't antihistamines completely effective in treating urticaria and/or angioedema?
•How can you determine whether a food, food additives, dyes, preservatives, or undetected allergens are causing urticaria and/or angioedema?
•Do psychological factors play a role in causing urticaria and/or angioedema?

This book is very different than existing medical textbooks as it distills the information from a variety of scientific sources to a level that is understandable for patients and for health care professionals, who may not be familiar with these complex conditions.

This book provides time saving tools to gather information efficiently from patients. Key sections may be reproduced for use with multiple patients. The book organizes and standardizes the evaluation and treatment process and encourages a cooperative approach between HCPs and patients that improves outcomes. It can be used by:

•Health care professionals (HCPs) who can advise their patients to complete a workbook section. Based upon the workbook information, the HCPs can utilize a numeric algorithm to guide them to discussion(s) of possible diagnostic possibilities, laboratory test considerations and treatment recommendations. •Patients, who believe they have hives or swelling, can complete the workbook section. This is shared with the health care professional, who can use the information to consider diagnostic possibilities, laboratory considerations and treatment recommendations. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Hives: The Road to Diagnosis and Treatment of Urticaria
Urticaria hives have plagued me for nearly 3 years.Many visits to a Dermatologist and an Allergist plus numerous blood work-ups have not been of any help. Dr. Wanderer's book "Hives: The Road to Diagnosis and Treatment of Urticaria" has been very beneficial in my understanding of Urticaria and has shown me what steps to take in an attempt to pinpoint the cause.I highly recommend this book to anyone who has Urticaria.It may not help you find the cause but it will help you understand what you are faced with.It is my belief that this book should be recommended by all Doctors to people with Urticaria.

Wonderfully validating and great reference material!
I have been a chronic urticaria sufferer for 5 1/2 years and have been on Prednisone for the last 4 1/2 years.My doctor ordered the book after my recommendation and we are using it together to try new medications and therapies.Thank you Dr. Wanderer!

Very helpful for a CU sufferer like myself
Should have gotten this book way before wasting so much time, energy, fraustration, and money on all the different doctors/medications/injections...etc. it is too bad Dr. Wanderer is not in Los Angeles otherwise I would love to see him also refer him to others

A must have for Chronic Urticaria sufferers
This is a terrific book that answers many questions for chronic urticaria sufferers.I wish I had found it sooner.I'm only on my first year of CU, but I really like to use this book as a reference for all the information scattered over the Internet.I brought it to show my allergist/immunologist and he had ordered it too.

UnderstandingHives
I have been battling hives for several months.Dr. Wanderer was the third Dr. I encountered in an attempt to rid myself of this problem.On my first visit with Dr. Wanderer, he recommended a thorough series of testing to try and determine the cause of my outbreak of hives.During our interview time, it was apparent to Dr. Wanderer that I was in need of information on my illness.He suggested I read a book that he had written on the diagnosis and treatment of hives.I would encourage anyone who might have a bout with hives to get this book!It has helped me immensely with the understanding of the illness and more importantly, the diagnosis and treatments.I am still in treatment but I'm doing better and I've stayed the course of treatment ONLY because I have the book to go to for guidance and understanding.I'm hopeful of a positive outcome for my illness now because I have this book for reference.I would not have progressed to this point of recovery if not for the book Dr. Wanderer has published for us!It has given me strength daily! ... Read more

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Exploring current treatment options for skin conditions affecting more than 20% of the population, this reference examines every type of urticaria and angioedema, reviews the mechanisms common to all types of these disorders, and discusses the uses and limitations of existing and emerging treatment regimens for urticaria and angioedema, including alternative therapeutic approaches.

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 587 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Low-dose dapsone in chronic idiopathic urticaria: preliminary results of an open study.(WASHINGTON WHISPERS)
Publication: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 4Issue: 6Page: 775(1)

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2007. The length of the article is 830 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cyclosporine for the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria.(WASHINGTON WHISPERS)
Author: Isaac Brownell
Publication: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 6Issue: 2Page: 228(2)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on July 1, 2004. The length of the article is 3364 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Tried and true therapy for chronic urticaria outlasts fads.(Dermatologic Therapy)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 35Issue: 7Page: 39(1)

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This well-organized and comprehensive series of books guides the reader through the complexity of clinical practice.These books discuss, in detail theclinical experience of ancient and modern-day renowned physicians and enable the practitioner to become more adept at using Chinese medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases.

When the Chinese edition of The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine series was first published, it became the one of the most widely used books for practitioners' daily reference, and the industry standard for Chinese-speaking Chinese and integrative medical practitioners.Now available in English for the first time, this wonderful series is available to non-Chinese speaking practitioners.This series is an indispensable resource for clinical practitioners of Chinese Medicine.

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 931 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Levocetirizine in the treatment of chronic idiopathic urticaria: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.(WASHINGTON WHISPERS)
Author: Frank Victor
Publication: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 5Issue: 5Page: 475(2)

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Examines the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of urticaria and anaphylaxis, providing practical approaches for understanding and managing clinical problems of these common, but often poorly understood, disorders.;This book is designed to be of interest to adult and paediatric allergists, dermatologists, clinical immunologists, internists, paediatricians, emergency care physicians and pharmacologists.

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on May 1, 2002. The length of the article is 783 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Chronic urticaria: add zafirlukast. (Combination Regimen).(combination drug therapy cures hives quickly)(Brief Article)
Author: Mitchel L. Zoler
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 5Page: 29(1)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 427 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Urticaria dx in children poses a challenge. (Rash is Nonspecific).(diagnosis)
Author: Damian McNamara
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 1Page: 19(1)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1288 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Chronic urticaria.(Drug Update)
Author: Elizabeth Mechcatie
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 36Issue: 2Page: 50(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on November 1, 2003. The length of the article is 493 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Several treatment options available: autoimmune urticaria.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Robert Finn
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 21Page: 22(1)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 610 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Several routes to autoimmune urticaria therapy: some off-label uses.(Dermatologic Theraphy)
Author: Robert Finn
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 8Page: 34(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on November 1, 2003. The length of the article is 507 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Autoimmune urticaria: try autologous serum skin test: differential DX.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Robert Finn
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 21Page: 22(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on November 1, 2004. The length of the article is 756 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Avoid steroid overuse, NSAIDs with chronic idiopathic urticaria therapy.(Skin Disorders)
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 21Page: 27(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on February 1, 2004. The length of the article is 632 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Urticaria: start with nonsedating antihistamines: one dermatologist's view.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Doug Brunk
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 3Page: 43(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on June 15, 2002. The length of the article is 544 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: FDA panel recommends OTC approval of Claritin. (Urticaria Indication Debated).(Brief Article)
Author: Deeanna Franklin
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 15, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 32Issue: 12Page: 26(1)

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