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How do you reassure families that no allergy testing is needed for urticaria?

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Allergy & Immunology · UT Southwestern School of Medicine

There used to be a Choosing Wisely message about this. Here is a video on it.

The 2014 practice parameters on chronic urticaria also discuss this.

The practice parameter update is looking at this in a GRADE fashion and will likely have even mo...

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Allergy & Immunology · Asthma Allergy And Immunology Center

I explain to them that it is an immunologic phenomenon (inside job) and not allergic (outside job).

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