Skin Prick Tests in Patients with Chronic Urticaria

European Journal of Inflammation

Allergy and Inflammation

M. Trakatelli¹  G. Ilonidis²  G. Anogianakis⁴  A. Anogeianaki⁴  E. K. Theofilogiannakos⁴  D. Economidis⁵ 

[1] Department of Biochemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;Dr. G. Ilonidis, Email: , Konstantinoupoleos 49, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece;Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium;Laboratory of Experimental Physiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;Second Internal Medicine Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece;

关键词: chronic urticaria;    allergy;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1721727X0500300107

 received in 2004-06-09, accepted in 2004-11-10,  发布年份 2005

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Acute or chronic urticaria is not a common manifestation of systemic disease. However it affects 15% of the population at least once during their lives. The most common causes of urticaria are allergic. In all, we studied 130 patients (mean age 54.8) with chronic urticaria, 88 women and 42 men, in an effort to identify common causes of urticaria, using environmental and food allergens. 90 of our patients (69.2%) did not present with skin sensitivity. The remaining 40 individuals presented with skin sensitivity: 20 (15.3%) to food allergens, 14 (10.7%) to environmental allergens and 6 patients (4.6%) to both allergens (environmental and food). We note that in chronic urticaria it is unusual to find underlying causes.

【 授权许可】

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