urticaria. Idiopathic urticaria
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The Autologous Serum Skin Test (ASST) was performed by drawing 2cubic centimeters of venous blood and stored in a plane tube(not heparinized) and allowed to clot at room temperature ,a
Diagnosis
The Autologous Serum Skin Test (ASST) was performed by drawing 2cubic centimeters of venous blood and stored in a plane tube(not heparinized) and allowed to clot at room temperature ,after that the se
At the same time a control test is done by injecting the same volume of normal saline at least 5 centimeters away from the serum injection site
Sponsors
Iraqi Board for Medical specializations
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: All patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria who have active urticaria at time of presentation and the current attack started at least six week before the test. Exclusion criteria: children younger than 15 years of age and pregnant women were excluded from the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wheal and flare. Timepoint: 30 minutes after intradermal injection of 0.05 ml of the patient’s serum into patient’s forearm. Method of measurement: wheal and flare at the tested site of a diameter (measured by taking the mean of the largest two diameters) at least 1.5 millimeters more than the wheal and flare induced at the control site. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wheal and flare. Timepoint: 45 minutes after intradermal injection of the patient’s serum into patient’s forearm. Method of measurement: wheal and flare at the tested site of a diameter (measured by taking the mean of the largest two diameters) at least 1.5 millimeters more than the wheal and flare induced at the control site. | — |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
Public ContactProfessor Hayder R. Al-Hamamy
Head of Department of Dermatology and Venereology, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Medic
Outcome results
None listed