A challenge for pediatrician: non allergic urticaria

In general population about 15-20% of subjects have suffered from one episode of urticaria-angioedema syndrome in their life. The etiology of his condition is various and multifactorial. In children the principal cause of acute urticaria is infection, while physical factors are the main agents of ch...

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Published inLa Pediatria medica e chirurgica Vol. 35; no. 6; p. 253
Main Authors Mandelli, M., Semeraro, L.G., Brunetti, L., Poli, P., Giovannini, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Italian
Published Italy PAGEPress Publications 01.11.2013
Subjects
Angioedema - diagnosis
autoimmune
Child
chronic
Chronic Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Histamine Antagonists - therapeutic use
Humans
idiopathic
Immunoglobulin E
Incidence
Italy - epidemiology
Pediatrics
Syndrome
Urticaria
Urticaria - diagnosis
Urticaria - drug therapy
Urticaria - epidemiology
Urticaria - etiology
Italy
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Summary:In general population about 15-20% of subjects have suffered from one episode of urticaria-angioedema syndrome in their life. The etiology of his condition is various and multifactorial. In children the principal cause of acute urticaria is infection, while physical factors are the main agents of chronic urticaria. All those conditions which lack an etiology are named chronic idiopathic urticaria, but in reality a considerable number of these patients is affected by a chronic autoimmune urticaria. For this reason, screening out the most frequent causes of chronic urticaria, it's useful to know when it's possible to apply specific diagnostic tests for this condition and which therapies are employable.
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ISSN:0391-5387
2420-7748
DOI:10.4081/pmc.2013.19