Refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria and permanent atrial fibrillation associated with dental infection: Mere coincidence or something more to it?

• Published in: International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 112 - 120
• Main Authors: Kasperska-Zajac, Alicja, Grzanka, Alicja, Kowalczyk, Jacek, Wyszyńska-Chłap, Magdalena, Lisowska, Grażyna, Kasperski, Jacek, Jarząb, Jerzy, Misiołek, Maciej, Kalarus, Zbigniew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2016; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Acute-Phase Reaction; Adult; Atrial Fibrillation - etiology; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Cardiac arrhythmia; Chronic Disease; Chronic infection; Dental infection; Fibrillation; Humans; Infection - complications; Infections; Inflammation; Letters to the Editor; Male; Oral cavity; Tooth Diseases - complications; Urticaria; Urticaria - etiology; acute phase response; atrial fibrillation; C-reactive protein; dental infection; chronic spontaneous urticaria; inflammation of oral cavity

Controversy surrounds the role of dental infection/inflammation in the oral cavity in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and atrial fibrillation (AF), which is mainly due to scarce literature in this area. Therefore, this case report and review of literature illustrate a possible association betwee...