Evaluation of serum levels of C-reactive protein, D-Dimer and Autologous Serum Skin Test in patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in a Brazilian tertiary center : a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Carlos D'Apparecida Machado Filho, Marina Teixeira Henriques, Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado, Paulo Ricardo Criado, Beatriz Alessi Rodrigues de Espindola, Carolina Games Bensi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Urticaria Cross-sectional study medicine.medical_treatment Inflammation Disease Dermatology Gastroenterology Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine immune system diseases Internal medicine D-dimer Fibrinolysis parasitic diseases medicine Humans Chronic Urticaria Angioedema skin and connective tissue diseases Skin Tests biology business.industry C-reactive protein Pathophysiology C-Reactive Protein Cross-Sectional Studies Pharmaceutical Preparations 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis RL1-803 Chronic Disease biology.protein Antihistamine Original Article Pharmacological biomarkers medicine.symptom business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 96, Iss 2, Pp 148-154 (2021) Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.96 n.2 2021 Anais brasileiros de dermatologia Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD) instacron:SBD Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Volume: 96, Issue: 2, Pages: 148-154, Published: 07 MAY 2021 |
| ISSN: | 1806-4841 |
| Popis: | Background The pathophysiology of urticaria is still poorly understood. Recent studies demonstrate that the activation of coagulation is correlated with the clinical activity of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria. Coagulation and inflammation are strongly linked. Objectives To correlate the severity and activity of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria with the levels of D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and autologous serum test in patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria. Methods The study included 55 patients diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria. D-dimer levels were measured using enzyme-linked fluorescent assay and C-reactive protein levels were measured using the nephelometric method; autologous serum testing was performed on patients who discontinued antihistamine therapy. The severity of the disease was assessed using the urticaria activity score. Results patients with severe, spontaneous, and difficult-to-control chronic urticaria had elevated serum levels of D-dimer, as well as a positive autologous serum test. Little correlation was demonstrated between the severity of chronic spontaneous urticaria and the levels of C-reactive protein. Conclusion The authors concluded that patients with severe Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria showed signs of activated fibrinolysis. Most patients with high clinical scores had high D-dimer values. Patients with positive results for the autologous serum test also had more severe Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and needed more drugs to control the disease. Finally, little correlation was found between C-reactive protein levels and disease severity. Study limitations The main limitation was the small sample of patients. In the present patients, it was demonstrated that serum D-dimer levels and the autologous serum test can act as predictive markers of severity and activity of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria. |
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