ABSTRACTOf the 44 patients of urticaria in children in 52.3 percent, the etiologic agents were defined with food as the major cause. The clinical features were characterized by itching, erythema, wheals and oedema of different configuration. The urticaria lesions were commonly seen on the extremities and the trunk. Largely the patients applied for treatment in the course of a week. Majority of the patients were in the age group of 5–9 years. The acute urticaria was most frequent, while the other variants were rare. The laboratory investigations were largely equivocal. The parasitic infestations in particular as etiologic factors were inconclusiv