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Hi, my name is Lauren Fine.
I'm an Assistant
Clinical Professor
of Internal Medicine
in the Department of Pulmonary,
Allergy, Critical Care,
and Sleep Medicine
at the University of Miami,
Miller School of Medicine
in Miami, Florida.
Today, we're going to be talking
about topic of Urticaria.
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At the conclusion
of this activity,
you should be able
to do the following:
One, define the current
classification of urticaria.
Next, understand
the impact of urticaria
on your patients'
quality of life.
Three, explain
the pathophysiology of urticaria
and proficiently
recognize the symptoms
associated with urticaria.
You should be able
to describe different conditions
related to
chronic urticaria populations.
You should be able to
also describe
the appropriate treatment
for chronic urticaria,
according
to the clinical guidelines
and international standard.
And lastly,
you should be able to interpret
the results of research
on old and new,
and emerging treatments
for chronic urticaria
to make appropriate
and personalized
treatment decisions
based on the current evidence.
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I'd like you to take a look
at these three photos
and ask yourself
if your patient came in
with one of these rashes,
would you recognize
any of these as urticaria?
Or would you wonder if any
of these could be urticaria?
And next, I like you
to think about whether A, B, C,
or more than one
represents urticaria.
In reality, the first is a photo
of Bullous Pemphigoid.
Bullous Pemphigoid,
although it is
a blistering skin condition,
can present
with an urticarial phase,
where initially, the skin has
an urticarial appearance
prior to the presentation
of the blistering.
The second of photos
does represent urticaria.
So if you choose this,
you're absolutely correct.
And the last is a photo
of urticarial vasculitis,
which is a comic mimic
of urticaria.
We are going to go over
some of the other conditions
such is bullous pemphigoid
and urticarial vasculitis
later on in further detail.
