Randomized placebo-controlled trial comparing desloratadine and montelukast in monotherapy and desloratadine plus montelukast in combined therapy for chronic idiopathic urticaria [PDF]
, 2004 BACKGROUND: H 1 -receptor antagonists are considered to be particularly effective in reducing pruritus, and they are therefore recommended as first-line treatment in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU).
DI LORENZO, G. +7 more
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Blood Adhesion Molecules as Biomarkers in Children with Chronic Urticaria [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: The prevailing etiological model of both acute and chronic urticaria implicates specific allergen exposure that triggers the local release of vasoactive factors and inflammatory adhesion molecules, including vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (
Ioanna Angeli +6 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic dramatically disrupts health care for patients with chronic diseases including chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU).
Huzeyfe Kulu +6 more
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Comparative analysis of clinical and laboratory parameters of autoimmune and idiopathic chronic urticaria patients [PDF]
Scripta Medica, 2021 Background: According to the cause, chronic urticaria is most frequently divided into autoimmune and idiopathic urticaria. Aim of the paper was to determine the frequency of autoimmune urticaria using autologous serum skin testing and a comparative ...
Ninković-Baroš Đuka +4 more
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Evaluation of serum levels of C-reactive protein, D-Dimer and Autologous Serum Skin Test in patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in a Brazilian tertiary center : a cross-sectional study, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2021 Background: The pathophysiology of urticaria is still poorly understood. Recent studies demonstrate that the activation of coagulation is correlated with the clinical activity of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria.
Roberta Fachini Criado +5 more
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Impact of chronic urticaria on the quality of life of patients followed up at a university hospital [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 BACKGROUND: Chronic urticaria is a debilitating disease that considerably affects health-related quality of life, and the Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire is the only questionnaire specifically designed for its evaluation.
Gabriela Andrade Coelho Dias +7 more
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Chronic urticaria with angioedema
Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 A 25-year-old gentleman with no past medical history presents with a 1-2 year complaint of intermittent episodes of a diffuse pruritic raised skin rash on his limbs and trunk (A). He reports this has happened to him 5-6 times in total and is typically associated with him awakening to find the room too warm.
Sarah Nasser, Abraham Husseini
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Chronic inducible urticaria: confirmation through challenge tests and response to treatment
Einstein (São Paulo), 2020 Objective To evaluate the positivity of challenge tests of patients suspected of chronic inducible urticaria and the response to treatment. Methods A retrospective study of electronic medical records of patients suspected of chronic inducible ...
Amanda Rocha Firmino Pereira +3 more
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Allergology International, 2019 Background: Previous epidemiologic studies of the natural course of urticaria mainly focused on chronic spontaneous urticaria and were conducted at hospitals. The natural course of new-onset urticaria in the general population is unknown.
Sang Jun Eun +3 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2011 Chronic urticaria (CU) is a disturbing allergic condition of the skin. Although frequently benign, it may sometimes be a red flag sign of a serious internal disease. A multitude of etiologies have been implicated in the causation of CU, including physical, infective, vasculitic, psychological and idiopathic.
Sandeep Sachdeva +3 more
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