Table 2.

Scoring system for urticaria severity

Score	Pruritis sevirity	Number of hives	Size of largest hive (cm)	Interference with sleep	Interference with daily activities	Erythema severity
0	None	None	None	None	None	None
1	Mild, minimal awareness, easily tolerated	1 to 6	<1.25	Mild, not troublesome, adequate sleep	Mild, not troublesome, little effect on activity	Slight
2	Moderate, definite awareness, bothersome but tolerable	7 to 12	1.25-2.5	Moderate, awoke occasionally, average sleep	Moderate, some interference with activity	Moderate
3	Severe, difficult to tolerate	>12	>2.5	Severe, substantial interference with sleep, poor sleep	Severe, daily activities substantially or completely curtailed	Significant