What is cold urticaria?

Cold urticaria is the body's allergic reaction when it is exposed to a sudden drop in air temperature or to cold water. Urticaria are hives that are raised, often itchy, red welts on the surface of the skin. Damp and windy conditions may increase the likelihood of cold urticaria.

How do members experience cold urticaria?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cold urticaria*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cold urticaria*

Who has cold urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 18
30s 28
40s 36
50s 21
60s 13
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 38
Female 84

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What is cold urticaria?

Cold urticaria is the body's allergic reaction when it is exposed to a sudden drop in air temperature or to cold water. Urticaria are hives that are raised, often itchy, red welts on the surface of the skin. Damp and windy conditions may increase the likelihood of cold urticaria.



Common symptoms reported by people with cold urticaria

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for cold urticaria

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Compare treatments taken by people with cold urticaria

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Who has cold urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 84 say cold urticaria is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 18
30s 28
40s 36
50s 21
60s 13
70+ 4
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 22
20-29 years 10
30-39 years 6
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 38
Female 84

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 44
Not Diagnosed 11

These charts show data from cold urticaria patients who have completed their condition history
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