Patch testing in chronic urticaria

Use of patch testing for identifying allergen causing chronic urticaria.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aim of this present study was to evaluate the role of patch testing for the etiological diagnosis of chronic urticaria (CU) by using the Indian standard battery of patch test allergens approved by Contact and Occupational Dermatitis Forum of India (CODFI). METHODS A total of 57 cases with chronic urticaria were tested with the Indian standard battery of allergens. All ...

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...

Psychological status in patients with chronic urticaria

 Abstract Background: Chronic urticaria (CU) is a common dermatological disease that induces a substantial burden on individuals’ life. Also if one’s self-image changes (which usually happen in patients with dermatological diseases), it leads to anxiety or other various symptoms. We aimed to compare the psychological scales in patients with CU with non-dermatological individuals with the purpos...

The role of autoimmune testing in chronic idiopathic urticaria.

BACKGROUND The clinical implications of autoimmune testing in chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) are not well established. OBJECTIVE To identify the association of autoimmune biomarkers in CIU with disease severity. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 195 patients with a diagnosis of CIU for the presence of antinuclear antibody (ANA), anti-thyroglobulin antibody (ATG), anti-thyroperoxidase...

Chronic urticaria.