AAAAI/ACAAI Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Urticaria Guideline Summary - Guideline Central
Acute, Chronic and Physical Urticaria and Angioedema
Differential Diagnosis
Treatment
Document Overview

Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Urticaria

American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology


Publication Date: Feb 1, 2014

Page Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Recommendation Grading

ADirectly based on meta-analysis of RCTs, Well-designed RCTs or diagnostic studies performed on a population similar to the guideline's target population
BDirectly based on RCTs or diagnostic studies with minor limitations; overwhelmingly consistent evidence from observational studies
CDirectly based on observational studies (case control and cohort design)
DDirectly based on expert opinions, case reports, nonsystematic reviews
LBLaboratory based
NRNot Rated

Document Overview

Document Title
Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Urticaria
Authoring Societies

American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Document Publication Date
Feb 1, 2014
Page Last Reviewed/Updated
May 5, 2026
Document Type
Guideline
Country of Publication
United States
Full Text Freely Available
Yes
Full Text Guideline
www.aaaai.org/Aaaai/media/MediaLibrary/PDF%20Documents/Practice%20and%20Parameters/Urticaria-2014.pdf
Source Citation
Bernstein JA, Lang DM, Khan DA, et al. The diagnosis and management of acute and chronic urticaria: 2014 update. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014;133(5):1270-7.

Supplemental Implementation Resources

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope
Assessment and Screening, Counseling, Diagnosis, Management, Prevention, Treatment
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D000080223 - Chronic Urticaria

D014581 - Urticaria

D000080223 - Chronic Urticaria

D014581 - Urticaria

Keywords
chronic urticaria, hives, urticaria
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Infant, Older Adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Childcare Center, School
Intended Users
Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Number of Source Documents
658
Includes peer/external review process?
Yes
Includes public comment process?
No
Methodologist involvement?
Yes
Patient involvement?
No
Includes multi-disciplinary group?
Yes
Includes systematic review?
Yes
Grades quality of strength of evidence?
Yes
Grades quality of strength of recommendation?
Yes
Discloses funding source?
Yes
Discloses conflicts of interest?
Yes
Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?
No
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