More Than Skin Deep – Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU)

Methi knew something was wrong when the hives on her body wouldn’t go away. And it would be nine years before she found relief.

Methi has chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), a condition in which red, itchy welts develop randomly all over her body, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The hives caused so much pain that she remembers “wishing I could scratch with a cheese grater.”

For almost a decade, Methi lived in despair, searching in vain for a treatment that would help her. But not only did she find relief, she also found a way to use her experience to give back to others.

This episode also features in-depth commentary from renowned expert Jonathan Bernstein, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.