The persistence of chronic spontaneous urticaria in childhood is associated with the urticaria activity score.
Allergy Asthma Proc
; 38(2): 136-142, 2017 03 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is little information regarding the etiology and natural course of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in childhood.OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the etiology, prognosis, and the factors associated with the prognosis of CSU in children.METHOD:
Data from children with CSU who had been diagnosed between 1992 and 2015 were analyzed. A telephone interview was done to assess the current status of these patients. Remission was defined as the disappearance of urticaria for >6 months.RESULTS:
A total of 222 children with CSU were evaluated. The median age of symptom onset was 8.8 years (interquartile range [IQR], 4.6-12.3 years), median duration of urticaria was 23 months (IQR, 7-48 months), and the median sum of the daily urticaria activity score of 7 consecutive days (UAS7) was 28 (IQR, 21-42). Accompanying angioedema was reported by 107 patients (48.2%), whereas 27.1% of the study population had autoantibody positivity. Autologous serum skin testing results were positive in 43 (34.1%); skin-prick testing results revealed atopy in 55 children (27.9%). Parasites (4.8%), pollen sensitization (1.5%), food allergy (0.9%), urinary tract infection (0.9%), and Hashimoto thyroiditis (0.5%) were determined as etiologic factors of CSU. The patients were followed up for a median time of 15 months (IQR, 5-36.5 months). Remission was observed in 10.6, 29.3, and 44.5% of the patients in 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively. In multivariate regression analysis, a UAS7 of >28 at admission was found to be a risk factor for persistence of urticaria (odds ratio 6.22 [95% confidence interval, 1.54-25.15; p = 0.010).CONCLUSION:
The etiology of CSU in children was mostly idiopathic despite detailed investigation. In childhood, the natural course of CSU was favorable, and nearly half of the patients recovered after 5 years of disease duration. A high UAS7 at admission seemed to be a significant risk factor for the persistence of symptoms.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Urticária
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article