Open AccessAzathioprine in autologous serum skin test positive chronic urticaria: A case-control study in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India
Author(s) -
Dulal Chandra Bhanja,
Loknath Ghoshal,
Sudip Das,
Suchibrata Das,
Aravind Roy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.156391
Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , azathioprine , test (biology) , dermatology , disease , paleontology , biology
Urticaria, also referred to as hives or wheals is a common and distinctive reaction pattern characterized by spontaneous eruption of wheals. About 30-50% of patients categorized as idiopathic urticaria have autoimmune urticaria, needing immunosuppressive agents. Immunosuppressive agents are either too costly or have serious side effects. Azathioprine seems to address both these issues, being less costly.