Allergologia et immunopathologia
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Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) · May 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialA neglected cause for chronic spontaneous urticaria in children: Helicobacter pylori.
The aetiology of chronic urticaria is usually considered idiopathic. There is a paucity of research both on the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in the aetiology of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CU) in children and also on which patients H. pylori should be investigated. ⋯ In the current study we found that H. pylori is common among children with CU, particularly after eight years of age. We suggest that CU patients with an unknown aetiology should be routinely screened for H. pylori even if they do not present with GI symptoms and that those with H. pylori-positive results may receive treatment.