Clinical utility of the Chronic Urticaria Index

Evaluation of the utility of autologous serum skin test and the efficacy of autologous serum therapy in chronic spontaneous urticaria

Background: Autologous serum skin test (ASST) evaluates the presence of any serum histamine-releasing factors and histamine-releasing autoantibodies. Autologous serum therapy (AST) is a therapy in which repeated injections of autologous serum are administered intramuscularly for treatment of chronicspontaneous urticaria (CSU). The aim of this study is to evaluate the advantages and compare the ...

Acupuncture in the treatment of chronic Urticaria

Background: Urticaria is very common and most of the current treatments are only partially successful. Objective: As the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic urticaria has not been studied in Iran, we decided to do this study. Patients and Methods: In a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial, 40 patients with chronic urticaria referred to skin clinics of Isfahan Univ...

Clinical features of elderly chronic urticaria

BACKGROUND/AIMS Chronic urticaria (CU) is defined as itchy wheals lasting 6 weeks or more. As the aged population increases worldwide, it is essential to identify the specific features of this disease in the elderly population. METHODS We investigated the prevalence and clinical features of CU in elderly patients. Medical records of 837 CU patients from the outpatient Allergy Clinic of Ajou U...

Chronic urticaria.

Treatment of chronic urticaria.

Urticaria is a disorder characterized by rapid onset of localized swelling of the skin or mucosa, called wheals or urtica. According to frequency and duration, urticaria can be divided into acute and chronic type. Chronic urticaria is any type of urticaria occurring every day or twice per week, lasting longer than 6 weeks. Chronic urticaria is a common disorder and estimated prevalence is 1% of...