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ReviewNorthern clinics of Istanbul2019

Diagnosis and treatment of urticaria in primary care.

Melek Aslan Kayiran, Necmettin Akdeniz

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Review in Northern clinics of Istanbul, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Cutaneous Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2022
    Review
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  12. Risk Factors for Acute Urticaria in Central California.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melek Aslan KayiranDepartment of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Necmettin AkdenizDepartment of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul Medeniyet University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urticaria, also known as hives among people, is a very common disease characterized by erythematous, edematous, itchy, and transient plaques that involve skin and mucous membranes. It is classified as acute spontaneous urticaria, chronic spontaneous urticaria, chronic inducible urticaria, and episodic chronic urticaria. Many factors such as infections, medicines, food, psychogenic factors, and respiratory allergens are accused of etiology, but sometimes, it is idiopathic. Clinical presentation involves red, swelling, and itchy plaques. The lesions usually resolve spontaneously within 2-3 h without a trace. The patients are sometimes confronted with an angioedema that can also involve the respiratory tract. In this case mucous membranes, such as eyelids, lips, swell with some pain and burning sensation. If respiratory tracts are involved, it may be life threatening and should be treated urgently. The diagnosis is usually straightforward, urticarial vasculitis, drug eruptions, viral eruptions, and urticaria pigmentosa must also be considered. H1 antihistamines and, sometimes, short-term systemic corticosteroids are preferred for the treatment; H2 antagonists may be added during resistant cases, although other treatment options, such as omalizumab, cyclosporine, and leukotriene receptor antagonists, may be considered during missed events.

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Angioedematreatmenturticaria

Identifiers

PMID31180381
PMCPMC6526977
OpenAlexW2795773620

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