Acute urticaria: etiologies, clinical course and quality of life.

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dc.contributor.authorKulthanan, Kanokvalaien_US
dc.contributor.authorChiawsirikajorn, Yodmaneeen_US
dc.contributor.authorJiamton, Sukhumen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:15:01Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:15:01Z
dc.date.issued2008-03-04en_US
dc.descriptionPublished by the Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand.en_US
dc.description.abstractOne hundred patients with acute urticaria were prospectively studied over a 2-year period with respect to etiology, clinical features and outcome, including the patient's quality of life using a Thai version of the Dermatologic Life Quality Index (DLQI). Twenty-one patients (21%) turned out to have chronic and 79 acute urticaria. Itchy sensations had the highest mean DLQI score translating to the highest negative impact on the quality of life. In more than half of the patients, the cause of the acute urticaria could not be identified. The most common identified causes of acute urticaria were infections (36.7%), followed by drugs, foods and insect bite reactions. Among those with acute urticaria, sixteen percent had co-existing angioedema, and one fourth had systemic symptoms, the most common being dyspnea. Patients with extensive wheals tended to have co-existing angioedema and also a statistically significant higher percentage of systemic symptoms, higher mean pruritus and mean DLQI scores than those with less body surface area involvement. Fifty-six percent of the patients with acute urticaria had complete remissions within 1 week; 78.5%, within 2 weeks and 91.1%, within 3 weeks.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand. sikkt@mahidol.ac.then_US
dc.identifier.citationKulthanan K, Chiawsirikajorn Y, Jiamton S. Acute urticaria: etiologies, clinical course and quality of life. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 2008 Mar; 26(1): 1-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/36779
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAcute Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_US
dc.subject.meshChronic Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFood Hypersensitivity --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subject.meshSeverity of Illness Indexen_US
dc.subject.meshUrticaria --etiologyen_US
dc.titleAcute urticaria: etiologies, clinical course and quality of life.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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