Open AccessSuccessful Treatment of Autoimmune Urticaria with Low-Dose Prednisolone Therapy Administered for a Few Months: A Case Series of 42 Patients
Author(s) -
Krisztina Vas,
Anita Altmayer,
Lilla Mihályi,
Edina Garaczi,
Ágnes Kinyó,
Eszter Jakobicz,
S. Husz,
Lajos Kemény,
Zsuzsanna BataCsörgő
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1421-9832
pISSN - 1018-8665
DOI - 10.1159/000484085
Subject(s) - medicine , prednisolone , antihistamine , medical record , refractory (planetary science) , dermatology , retrospective cohort study , allergy , pediatrics , immunology , physics , astrobiology
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is defined as symptoms of urticaria persisting for 6 weeks or more without obvious cause. Autologous serum skin test (ASST) positivity in patients with CSU is considered to be associated with autoimmune urticaria (AIU).