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Table of Content - Volume 8 Issue 1 - October 2017
Comparison of clinical features with positive and negative autologous serum skin test in chronic idiopathic urticaria
Ketki S Chavanda1, Ajay G Ovhal2*, Jerajani HR3, Satish Udare4
1Assistant Professor, 2Associate Professor, Department of Skin and VD, Government Medical College, Latur, Maharashtra, INDIA. 3Professor and HOD, 4Professor, Department of Dermatology, MGM institute of health sciences, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA. Email: drajayovhal@gmail.com
Abstract Background: Urticaria is commonly encountered in dermatology OPD. Chronic urticaria has some underlying pathology. The clinical history is most important when attempting to identify potential causes. Aim and Objective: To compare the clinical features of patients having positive ASST with those having negative ASST in Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria. Methodology: A total of 60 patients of chronic idiopathic urticaria were enrolled in the study. All sixty of them completed the study. Detailed history was taken and clinical examination was done. ASST performed and patients studied for clinical features in ASST positive (group A) and ASST negative (Group B). Results and Discussion: There were 31 males and 29 females. Maximum patients belonged to the age group of 30-40 years. Maximum patients presented with the complaints of itching and wheals (88.33%) others (11.67%) had history of angioedema along with itching and wheals. Out of 60 patients, 40 patients (66.7%) were ASST negative and 20 patients (33.3%) were ASST positive Key Words: chronic idiopathic urticaria. |
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