Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is an immune-related condition that causes long-lasting hives that come and go unpredictably, without any external cause.1
Regardless of the name, it is a serious condition which impacts many parts of your life.
Chronic spontaneous urticaria is a real and very burdensome condition.
What are my options if I have chronic hives?
The immune system is important in hives, but the trigger of hives is usually not known.
Sometimes they are known, mostly they are not.
Chronic spontaneous urticaria is a real and very burdensome disease that is often misdiagnosed and not treated effectively.
Understand how treatment guidelines are used
It is a myth that chronic spontaneous urticaria is caused by an allergy.
There are treatments that can relieve the redness, itch and pain.
Acute, chronic, physical, spontaneous… what does it all mean?
Put simply, urticaria can be classified by how long it lasts as well as what it is caused by.
Reference: 1. Maurer M et al. Allergy 2011; 66:317–330.