Society guideline links: Urticaria and angioedema (excluding hereditary angioedema)

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Hereditary angioedema and other forms of nonhistaminergic angioedema".)

International

●European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)/Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN)/European Dermatology Forum (EDF)/World Allergy Organization (WAO): Guideline for the definition, classification, diagnosis, and management of urticaria (2018)

●WAO: Management of chronic spontaneous urticaria – A worldwide perspective (2018)

●EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF/urticaria network e.V. (UNEV): Consensus recommendations on the definition, diagnostic testing, and management of chronic inducible urticarias, update and revision (2016)

●WAO: Diagnosis and treatment of urticaria and angioedema – A worldwide perspective (2012)

United States

●American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI), American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI), and Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (JCAAI): Practice parameter – The diagnosis and management of acute and chronic urticaria, update (2014)

●Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely do diagnostic testing in patients with chronic urticaria (2012)

Europe

●European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)/Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN)/European Dermatology Forum (EDF)/World Allergy Organization (WAO): Guideline for the definition, classification, diagnosis, and management of urticaria (2018)

●EAACI: Position paper – Evidence for autoimmune urticaria and proposal for defining diagnostic criteria (2012)

United Kingdom

●British Association of Dermatologists (BAD): Guidelines for the management of people with chronic urticaria (2021)

●British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI): Guideline for the management of chronic urticaria and angioedema (2015)

●Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): Allergy care pathways for children – Urtricaria/angio-oedema/mastocytosis (2011)

Australia-New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Acute urticaria (ie, of less than 6 weeks duration) does not routinely require investigation for an underlying cause. Where clinical history and examination suggest the possibility of a bacterial infection or food as a likely trigger, further testing may be warranted. If individual lesions (weals) persist for longer than 24 hours an alternative diagnosis may need to be considered (2021)

●Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA): Position paper on chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) (2020)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Japanese Dermatological Association (JDA): Urticaria clinical practice guideline (2018)

●[In English] JDA: Japanese guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of urticaria in comparison with other countries (2012)