The Etiological Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Urticaria

Erdem Y., Altunay I., Ozkur E., Sivaz O.

MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL, vol.54, no.4, pp.424-427, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 54 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/semb.2018.98216
  • Journal Name: MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.424-427
  • Keywords: Etiology, chronic, urticaria, CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA, DIAGNOSIS, AUTOIMMUNITY, MANAGEMENT, GUIDELINE
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: Chronic urticaria (CU) is a common skin disease characterised by skin lesions and angioedema lasting longer than six weeks. Although many factors, such as autoimmune diseases, infections, drugs and malignities, are blamed in the etiology, no reason can be found in a significant majority of the patients. The present study aims to investigate the factors which have a role in the etiology in patients diagnosed with CU.