introduction: auto – immune disorders have been implicated as a cause for chronic uricaria and/ or angioedema and thyroid autoimmunity has been increasingly introduced to be associated with that. this study explores the association of thyroid autoimmunity with chronic urticaria and / or angioedema in isfahani patients. methods: anti – thyroperoxidase (ani – tpo) and anti – thyroglobulin (anti –...

Urticaria (hives) is a common disorder that often presents with angioedema (swelling that occurs beneath the skin). It is generally classified as acute, chronic or physical. Second-generation, non-sedating H1-receptor antihistamines represent the mainstay of therapy for both acute and chronic urticaria. Angioedema can occur in the absence of urticaria, with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) i...

Hereditary angioedema is a rare (1:50,000) hereditary chronic disease from the group of primary immunodeficiencies, which manifests in form recurrent skin and mucous membrane edema respiratory tract gastrointestinal tract. Pathogenesis this are associated with an increased risk number cardiovascular pathologies, complexity management choosing optimal treatment methods. This case report demonstr...

This article focuses specifically on angioedema. Chronic angioedema represents a wide range of diseases and can be categorized into several forms including hereditary, acquired, drug induced, and idiopathic. Hereditary and acquired angioedema are known to be a result of abnormalities in C1 inhibitor protein while the mechanism of drug-induced and idiopathic angioedema is less clear. Significant...

Urticaria, also known as hives, and angioedema, where the swelling occurs below the skin instead of on the skin, are extremely common but there is a misconception that the most likely cause is an allergic reaction. Chronic urticaria in particular is rarely due to allergy. Equally for angioedema, many will consider the exceptionally rare hereditary angioedema (HAE), but in fact other medical cau...

Urticaria, one of the most common dermatological disorders across the globe is characterized by itchy wheels with or without angioedema. The incidence of Urticaria in children is about 0.1% to 6% Chronic Urticaria is defined as a daily occurrence of spontaneous wheals, angioedema, or both for >6 weeks. The etiology of chronic Urticaria is multifactorial in children and it can be explored in 20%...

BACKGROUND The pathophysiology and triggers of idiopathic nonhistaminergic angioedema are unclear. This study aimed to assess autoreactivity in recurrent idiopathic angioedema associated or not with wheals. METHODS The study population comprised 19 patients with recurrent idiopathic nonhistaminergic angioedema without wheals, 38 patients with angioedema and chronic urticaria (CU), and 52 pati...

Introduction The prevalence of urticaria is 15-20%. Women are twice as likely to be affected. Aim To present the epidemiology of urticaria and angioedema in Poland. Material and methods A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on a representative group of 4,897 individuals, aged 15-74 years. Results A total of 11.2% of respondents reported at least one episode of urticaria symptoms in t...