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Urticaria with or without angioedema is frequently encountered in primary care medicine. Although many patients and physicians think that urticaria is evidence of an IgE-mediated allergic reaction, often the etiology of urticaria is unknown. This uncertainty frequently results in patients enduring unnecessary lifestyle changes or extensive testing.
Sheila M, Amar, Stephen C, Dreskin
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This article discusses contact urticaria syndrome definition, history, epidemiology, occupational relevance, mechanisms, clinical manifestations, diagnostic tools, agents responsible, and how to prevent and treat the patients affected. Contact urticaria syndrome is often misdiagnosed because it is not well known or recognized by physicians.
Giménez Arnau, Anna Maria +1 more
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Urticaria and mimickers of urticaria
Urticaria is a common skin condition encountered across various specialties in medicine, especially in dermatology and allergy/immunology practice. It has a heterogeneous presentation hence it is unsurprising that many skin conditions may be confused with urticaria.
Jie Shen Fok +4 more
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Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Urticaria: 2018 Update
. Urticaria is a common dermatological condition that is characterized by wheals and pruritus. Certain types of urticaria can be resistant to treatment, and recurrence is common.
Center for Urticaria Research, Chinese Society of Dermatology∗
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Differential Diagnoses of Systemic Mastocytosis in Routinely Processed Bone Marrow Biopsy Specimens: A Review [PDF]
Diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis (SM) is mainly based on the morphological demonstration of compact mast cell infiltrates in various tissue sites. In almost all patients such infiltrates are detected in the bone marrow.
Horny, H. -P., Sotlar, K., Valent, P.
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Heat shock proteins (Hsp) play a complex role in cytoprotection, inflammation, and function of the immune system. They may be involved in pathogenesis of various diseases.
Alicja Kasperska-Zając +5 more
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Urticaria in Children Attending Allergy Services
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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LIGHT (homologous to lymphotoxins, exhibiting inducible expression, and competing with herpes simplex virus (HSV) glycoprotein D for herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM), a receptor expressed by T lymphocytes) has been involved in various autoimmune and ...
Alicja Kasperska-Zając +6 more
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Acute urticaria: differential diagnosis and treatment
Acute urticaria remains one of the most topical pediatric problems. Acute urticaria lasts for up to 6 weeks, during which blisters appear with varying frequency and intensity. In about 40% of cases, urticaria is accompanied by angioedema.
Alexander N. Pampura +3 more
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Chronic inducible urticaria: confirmation through challenge tests and response to treatment
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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