Health Condition 1: null- PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC URTICARIA WHITH UNKNOWN CAUSE
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with history suggestive of urticaria for more than 6 weeks Patients willing for the test and signing the informed consent to study participation Patients who are more than 18 years of age Patients with negative dermographism Patients who have not taken short acting antihistaminics for three days and/or long acting antihistaminics or steroids for seven days or more
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients not willing for the study Those patients with physical urticarial urticarial vasculitis, autoimmune urticarial contact urticaria, urticaria associated with fever chills, urticaria related to menstruation or pregnancy, connective tissue diseases, thyroid disorders, dental caries, worms in stool, prior history of anaphylaxis, immunosuppression were excluded from the study. Patients who have taken short acting antihistaminics within three days and/or long acting antihistaminics or steroids within seven days Patients with positive dermographism
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the incidence of positivity of skin prick test in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria.Timepoint: 15-20 min | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TO KNOW COMMON ALLERGENS CAUSING URTICARIA IN A POPULATION IN MANGALORETimepoint: 1 YEAR | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Father Muller Medical College Mangalore