Clinical Features of Patients with Chronic Urticaria and the Results of the Skin Prick Tests
Date
2019Author
Ferda BİLGİR;Rabia Bilge ÖZDEMİR;Papatya DEĞIRMENCI;BAHADIR DEDE;Cengiz KIRMAZ
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Objective: Chronic urticaria (CU), which is mostly idiopathic, may also be a sign of an allergic or systemic disease. A variety of diseases and
allergens that accompany CU have been reported in various studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that play a role in the
etiology of CU.
Materials and Methods: The demographic and clinical data from 302 patients – aged over 18 years - who were being monitored for CU were
recorded. Several tests were performed to analyze comorbidities such as infection, malignancy, and autoimmune and rheumatic diseases. Skin
Prick Test (SPT) results and questionnaires were reviewed.
Results: Two hundred and thirteen out of the 302 patients with a mean age of 40.26±14.3 years were females. The duration of CU was 43.30±62.60
months and 42.9% of the patients had comorbidities. The most common disease was autoimmune thyroiditis (13.9%). Fifty-five percent of the
patients were sensitive to inhalant allergens, and 5% exhibited allergen positivity for food. The most common allergens were house (43.7%) dust
mites. Allergen positivity was 37.2% in those with comorbidities, while it was 62.8% in those without any comorbidities and this relationship
was statistically significant (p<0.05).
Conclusion: This study showed that there was an association between house dust mite and CU dust sensitivity. House dust mite sensitivity may
trigger CU.
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