Prevalence and Risk Factors of Urticaria With a Focus on Chronic Urticaria in Children

• Published in: Allergy, asthma & immunology research Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 212 - 219
• Main Authors: Lee, Seung Jin, Ha, Eun Kyo, Jee, Hye Mi, Lee, Kyung Suk, Lee, Seung Won, Kim, Mi Ae, Kim, Dong Hyun, Jung, Young-Ho, Sheen, Youn Ho, Sung, Myong Soon, Han, Man Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease 01.05.2017; 대한천식알레르기학회
• Subjects: Original; 내과학; chronic urticarial; prevalence; risk factor, urticaria; Acute urticarial

Limited data is available on the prevalence and risk factors of acute and chronic urticaria in children. Our purpose was to determine the prevalence and identify the risk factors of acute and chronic urticaria in Korean children. This population-based study examined 4,076 children (age 4 to 13 years...