Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is no longer idiopathic: time for an update
Authors: M. Maurer, C. Bindslev-Jensen, A. Gimenez-Arnau, K. Godse, C.E.M. Grattan, M. Hide, A.P. Kaplan, M. Makris, F.E.R. Simons, Z. Zhao, T. Zuberbier, M.K. Church
Journal: British Journal of Dermatology (2012)

British Journal of DermatologyVolume 168, Issue 2 p. 455-456 Correspondence Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is no longer idiopathic: time for an update M. Maurer, M. Maurer Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, Denmark Department of Dermatology and Venereology, First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China E-mail: marcus.maurer@charite.deSearch for more papers by this authorC. Bindslev-Jensen, C. Bindslev-Jensen Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorA. Gimenez-Arnau, A. Gimenez-Arnau Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar IMAS, Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorK. Godse, K. Godse Department of Dermatology, Dr D.Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorC.E.M. Grattan, C.E.M. Grattan St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorM. Hide, M. Hide Department of Dermatology, Hiroshima University, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorA.P. Kaplan, A.P. Kaplan Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorM. Makris, M. Makris Allergy Unit ‘D. Kalogeromitros’, 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Athens Medical School, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, Athens, GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorF.E.R. Simons, F.E.R. Simons Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorZ. Zhao, Z. Zhao Department of Dermatology and Venereology, First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China E-mail: marcus.maurer@charite.deSearch for more papers by this authorT. Zuberbier, T. Zuberbier Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorM.K. Church, M.K. Church Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin, GermanySearch for more papers by this authoron behalf of GA2LEN Taskforce on unmet needs in urticaria, on behalf of GA2LEN Taskforce on unmet needs in urticariaSearch for more papers by this author M. Maurer, M. Maurer Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, Denmark Department of Dermatology and Venereology, First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China E-mail: marcus.maurer@charite.deSearch for more papers by this authorC. Bindslev-Jensen, C. Bindslev-Jensen Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorA. Gimenez-Arnau, A. Gimenez-Arnau Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar IMAS, Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorK. Godse, K. Godse Department of Dermatology, Dr D.Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorC.E.M. Grattan, C.E.M. Grattan St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorM. Hide, M. Hide Department of Dermatology, Hiroshima University, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorA.P. Kaplan, A.P. Kaplan Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorM. Makris, M. Makris Allergy Unit ‘D. Kalogeromitros’, 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Athens Medical School, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, Athens, GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorF.E.R. Simons, F.E.R. Simons Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorZ. Zhao, Z. Zhao Department of Dermatology and Venereology, First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China E-mail: marcus.maurer@charite.deSearch for more papers by this authorT. Zuberbier, T. Zuberbier Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorM.K. Church, M.K. Church Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Allergie-Centrum-Charité, Charité– Universitätsmedizin Berlin, GermanySearch for more papers by this authoron behalf of GA2LEN Taskforce on unmet needs in urticaria, on behalf of GA2LEN Taskforce on unmet needs in urticariaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 27 July 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11171.xCitations: 26 Funding sources: none. Conflicts of interest: none declared. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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