Autologous Serum Skin Test versus Autologous Plasma Skin Test in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
| Autor: | Aysegul Alpay, Nilgün Solak Tekin, Ishak Özel Tekin, H. Cevdet Altinyazar, Rafet Koca, Saniye Çınar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Dermatology Research and Practice, Vol 2013 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1687-6105 1687-6113 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2013/267278 |
| Popis: | Previous studies indicate that 25–45% of chronic urticaria patients have an autoimmune etiology. Autologous serum skin test (ASST) and autologous plasma skin test (APST) are simple tests for diagnosing chronic autoimmune urticaria (CAU). However, there are still some questions about the specificity of these tests. This study consisted of 50 patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and 50 sex- and age-matched healthy individuals aged 18 years, and older. A total of 31 (62%) patients and 5 (10%) control patients had positive ASST; 21 (42%) patients and 3 (6%) control patients had positive APST. Statistically significant differences were noted in ASST and APST positivity between the patient and control groups (ASST P |
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