TY - JOUR T1 - Fifteen-minute consultation: Assessing the child with persistent urticaria JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 7 LP - 12 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315878 VL - 105 IS - 1 AU - Simon Jonathan Hardman AU - Eleanor Minshall Y1 - 2020/02/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/1/7.abstract N2 - Chronic urticaria is the presence of wheals and/or angioedema, with daily or intermittent symptoms lasting more than 6 weeks. Although rarely life threatening, it can be a cause of significant embarrassment and misery. In most cases, no underlying factor is identified. It is therefore important to have a structured approach to the assessment in order to exclude important diagnoses, minimise costly screening tests and ensure a correct diagnosis is made. This article aims to highlight the importance of a focused history, provides a clear scheme for establishing a diagnosis and recommends when to perform appropriate investigations. A short discussion regarding treatment options and prognosis is also provided. ER -