Urticaria/Hives
Description | Full blood count, total IgE, C1-inhibitor (on suspicion of Quincke’s edema), TSH (on suspicion of hyperthyrosis), EBV, hepatitis B, immune complexes, intestinal parasites, ANA, diamine oxidase, autoantibodies against Fc-epsilon-receptor (IgE-receptor), histamine in 24-hour urine, helicobacter pylori diagnostics (often associated with urticaria). Please note: In approximately 70 % of cases, the cause cannot be found. |