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Urticaria multiforme: a case report in an infant

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (5), 2019

Guía clínica chilena de urticaria crónica espontánea

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Chronic urticaria (CU) is characterized by itchy wheals, angioedema or both lasting six weeks or more. It is classified as spontaneous (CSU) and inducible urticaria (CIndU), depending whether there is an identifiable trigger or not. CSU is the predominant form, affecting more than 75% of patients, althou...

Urticaria and angioedema as possible reactions of omalizumab

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018

Deferasirox-induced urticarial vasculitis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (5,supl.1), 2017
Abstract Deferasirox is an iron chelator agent used in the treatment of diseases with iron overload, such as thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Although the majority of adverse reactions of deferasirox involve gastrointestinal symptoms and increase in serum creatinine and transaminases, skin rashe...

Correlation between the histopathology of chronic urticaria and its clinical picture

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic urticaria is characterized by transient, pruritic lesions of varying sizes, with central pallor and well-defined edges, with disease duration longer than six weeks. Its cellular infiltrate consists of neutrophils, lymphocytes and eosinophils. There is a subgroup of patients ...

Impact of chronic urticaria on the quality of life of patients followed up at a university hospital

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic urticaria is a debilitating disease that considerably affects health-related quality of life, and the Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire is the only questionnaire specifically designed for its evaluation. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of life of patients w...

Follicular traction urticaria

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract Inducible urticaria is a heterogeneous subgroup of chronic urticarias caused by a wide variety of environmental stimuli, such as exercise, cold, heat, pressure, sunlight, vibration, and water. A new term, follicular traction urticaria, was suggested as an unusual form of inducible urticarias. We...