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Urticaria and stress

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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  • urticaria and angio-oedema can lead to significant stress and the converse is also recognized namely that psychological stress can trigger or aggravate urticaria
  • possible mechanism for the latter is through stress-induced release of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH)
    • known to be expressed locally in the skin
    • in chronic urticaria there is up-regulation of the CRH-R1 receptor that mediates CRH-dependent cutaneous mast cell degranulation

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