PMID- 25398164
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150316
LR  - 20141115
IS  - 1764-1489 (Print)
IS  - 1764-1489 (Linking)
VI  - 46
IP  - 6
DP  - 2014 Nov
TI  - Subtypes of chronic urticaria in patients attending allergy clinics in Venezuela.
PG  - 210-5
AB  - Chronic urticaria (CU) is one of the most puzzling clinical entities confronted 
      by the medical profession. It is a common motive for consultation, and in a 
      sizable proportion of patients no identifiable cause is evident. Since there are 
      relatively few publications regarding CU in developing countries, we performed a 
      prospective 3-year study on the demographic and clinical features of patients 
      with CU. Four hundred and twenty-three subjects were studied, 52 children and 371 
      adults, 295 females (69.7%), with a mean age of 38.4 +/- 17.8 years. More often, 
      wheals and angioedema (AE) were present on the head, upper and lower limbs and 
      the trunk. AE was present in 162 patients (38.4%). The most frequent subtypes 
      were chronic spontaneous urticaria, aspirin-exacerbated cutaneous disease, 
      dermographic urticaria, and combinations of various subtypes. A better 
      understanding of the characteristics of patients suffering CU is helpful for 
      clinicians dealing with this ailment, and provides guidance for new 
      investigations on its pathogenesis, which will hopefully result in a better 
      management of this vexing condition.
FAU - Sanchez-Borges, M
AU  - Sanchez-Borges M
AD  - Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Clinica El Avila, 6a transversal Urb. 
      Altamira, piso 8, consultorio 803, Caracas 1060, Venezuela Phone/FAX: +58 212 261 
      52 84 E-mail: sanchezbmario@gmail.com. Allergy and Clinical Immunology 
      Department, Centro Medico-Docente La Trinidad, Caracas, Venezuela.
FAU - Caballero-Fonseca, F
AU  - Caballero-Fonseca F
AD  - Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Centro Medico-Docente La Trinidad, 
      Caracas, Venezuela.
FAU - Capriles-Hulett, A
AU  - Capriles-Hulett A
AD  - Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Centro Medico-Docente La Trinidad, 
      Caracas, Venezuela.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Italy
TA  - Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol
JT  - European annals of allergy and clinical immunology
JID - 101466614
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Chronic Disease
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hypersensitivity
MH  - Male
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Urticaria/*classification/etiology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Angioedema
OT  - antihistamines
OT  - chronic urticaria
OT  - urticaria
EDAT- 2014/11/15 06:00
MHDA- 2015/03/17 06:00
CRDT- 2014/11/15 06:00
PHST- 2014/11/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/11/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/03/17 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Nov;46(6):210-5.