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ReviewClinical reviews in allergy & immunology2026

β-blocker Therapy in Cholinergic Urticaria, Adrenergic Urticaria and the Aquagenic Continuum Beta-Blocker Therapy in Chronic Inducible Urticaria.

Evelien M Hutten, Rick G Pleijhuis

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Review in Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Evelien M HuttenDepartment of Internal Medicine and Allergology, University Medical Center Groningen, AA21. Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, 9713 GZ, the Netherlands. e.m.hutten@umcg.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6650-2199
Rick G PleijhuisDepartment of Internal Medicine and Allergology, University Medical Center Groningen, AA21. Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, 9713 GZ, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4856-019X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic urticaria is a common skin disorder that substantially affects both daily functioning and quality of life. Among its subtypes, chronic inducible urticaria often presents with greater therapeutic challenges than chronic spontaneous urticaria. A comprehensive review of the available evidence indicates that β-blockers may offer a rapid-acting, well-tolerated, and effective treatment option for patients with specific subtypes of chronic inducible urticaria specifically cholinergic urticaria, adrenergic urticaria, and the aquagenic continuum. This approach introduces a readily available, non-parenteral, and cost-efficient therapeutic alternative that could also yield novel insights into the underlying pathophysiology of urticaria. In addition, this manuscript underscores the need to update current clinical guidelines by: (1) recognizing adrenergic urticaria as a distinct chronic inducible urticaria subtype; (2) broadening the conceptual framework for aquagenic-induced symptoms; and (3) standardizing intradermal test concentrations for adrenergic and cholinergic urticaria.

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Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsChronic UrticariaUrticariaAnimalsChronic Inducible UrticariaHumansQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdrenergic Beta-Antagonists (D000319)Chronic Inducible Urticaria (D000094482)Chronic Urticaria (D000080223)Quality of Life (D011788)Urticaria (D014581)

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