What is solar urticaria?

Solar urticaria symptoms start within minutes of exposure to sunlight/ultraviolet light and can include hives, itching and blisters. It can affect both exposed areas and areas covered by clothes and most often in older adults. Symptoms usually improve within an hour after covering exposed skin.

How do members experience solar urticaria?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with solar 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 solar urticaria*

Who has solar urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 5
30s 6
40s 10
50s 10
60s 3
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 19

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What is solar urticaria?

Solar urticaria symptoms start within minutes of exposure to sunlight/ultraviolet light and can include hives, itching and blisters. It can affect both exposed areas and areas covered by clothes and most often in older adults. Symptoms usually improve within an hour after covering exposed skin.



Common symptoms reported by people with solar 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 solar urticaria

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Compare treatments taken by people with solar urticaria

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Who has solar urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 23 say solar urticaria is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 5
30s 6
40s 10
50s 10
60s 3
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 19

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 11
Not Diagnosed 2

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