What lessons can we learn? Clinical and epidemiological retrospective analysis of 267 patients with urticaria in a Brazilian tertiary center.

Autor:	Criado RFJ; Department of Dermatology, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: roberta.criado@fmabc.br., Criado PR; Department of Dermatology, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil., Baldavira N; Department of Dermatology, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil., Cardial D; Department of Dermatology, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil., Gimenez-Arnau AM; Dermatology Department, Hospital Del Mar Imim, Barcelona, Spain., Machado Filho CD; Department of Dermatology, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Anais brasileiros de dermatologia [An Bras Dermatol] 2021 Jul-Aug; Vol. 96 (4), pp. 436-441. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 24.
DOI:	10.1016/j.abd.2020.12.003
Abstrakt:	Background: There are few epidemiological studies of urticaria, published in the indexed literature (PubMed/Medline). Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical data among patients with urticaria/angioedema attending a reference clinic in Brazil. Methods: Two hundred sixty-seven patients were evaluated retrospectively considering demographic data, time course of the disease, triggering symptoms, the presence of angioedema, complementary laboratory tests including total blood count, reactive-C protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, IgE serum levels, and other, as necessary. Results: The most commonly diagnosed type of urticaria was chronic spontaneous urticaria (56.93%). Angioedema was associated with chronic urticaria in 108 patients (40.08%). Study Limitations: Unicentered and retrospective. Conclusion: Some relevant findings in this study are the observation of a female prevalence of cases (4-females: 1-man), a result more elevated than demonstrated in previous studies in Europe and Asia, the median age was 43-years old and the delay of time between the diagnosis of urticaria and the admission for treatment in a specialized center was approximately 2-years. Other multicenter studies can better establish these differences in Brazilian patients. (Copyright © 2021 Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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