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JAMA Dermatology6576Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is characterized by the rapid and unprompted appearance of itchy weals and/or angio-oedema. Weals are short-lived superficial skin swellings of variable size that are associated with itching or burning (Fig.
Maurer, Marcus +1 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 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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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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Chronic spontaneous urticaria [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2016 Patients present with recurrent, pruritic, wheal-and-flare lesions that fade within 24 hours without scarring.[1][1] The condition can occur with angioedema in 30%–50% of patients and should be differentiated from acute urticaria (lasting < 6 weeks) and physically induced urticaria (e.g., by ...
Jane, Hsieh, Jason K, Lee
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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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Urticaria in Children Attending Allergy Services
Revista Alergia México, 2014 Background: There is little information on urticaria occurring in children, especially in limited resource countries. Objective: To determine the demographic and clinical features of urticaria in children living in a developing country.
Mario Sánchez-Borges +3 more
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Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2019 Objective: To investigate the expression of blood routine related indicators in acute and chronic spontaneous urticaria and its clinical significance. Methods: The blood routine test was measured in 178 patients with acute urticaria, 118 patients with ...
Xiao-hui LI +5 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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Omalizumab (Xolair) in Children Above 12 Years With Chronic Urticaria: A Review of Literature
Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2015 Generally, 15-25% of general population experience urticaria during their life. The prevalence of chronic urticaria is about 0.1-0.3% in children and most often occurs between ages of 6-11 years.
Javad Ghaffari +4 more
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