Abstract
Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) may be severe and refractory to standard therapies. We describe two patients with CIU, neither of whom had detectable autoantibodies, in whom control of the disease was achieved with methotrexate.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Autoantibodies / immunology
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Chronic Disease
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Female
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
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Male
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Methotrexate / therapeutic use*
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Treatment Outcome
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Urticaria / drug therapy*
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Urticaria / immunology
Substances
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Autoantibodies
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Methotrexate