Is Cholinergic Urticaria a New Disease? How Long Has This Disease Existed?
There are no known documented cases of cholinergic urticaria (specifically) from ancient times, however, it is possible that this condition has always existed. Urticaria is first documented in Hippocrates’s age, however, it is unclear what subsets of the physical urticarias may have existed at that time. The first published (or documented) description of cholinergic urticaria dates back to 1924. This specific urticaria seems to have only been seriously documented or studied within the most recent decades. Many physicians and medical professionals are still unaware of the condition, which often leads to misdiagnosis. Individuals often suffer months or even years without knowing what is wrong. Hopefully this condition will be studied in more depth, and will be more well known by all medical professionals in the future.
