To the Editor, chronic urticaria is a disease characterized by the development of itching
hives, angioedema, or both for six weeks or more (1). Among its different presentations …

Abstract Immunoglobulin (Ig) E and IgG anti-thyroid autoantibodies (AAbs) play important
roles in the immunopathogenesis of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). To date …

METHODS: Study in a single center of 60 patients having consulted for urticaria that had
progressed for more than six weeks and without precise etiology. This study performed at …

In Italy, only one study was conducted on the detection of serum thyroid autoantibodies
(ATA) in patients with urticaria. This northern-Italy study reported a 23% rate of ATA …

Background. An autoimmune etiology has been suggested in up to one-third of cases of
chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU), in which it has been proposed that a subset of cases are …

Purpose Immunoglobulin (Ig) E autoantibodies against thyroid antigens such as thyroid
peroxidase (TPO) have been demonstrated in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) patients …

Purpose Chronic urticaria is a common disease, but clinically, it is not easy to treat and
predict the prognosis since the causes and pathophysiology of chronic urticaria remain …

Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) are widely held to often have other
autoimmune disorders, including autoimmune thyroid disease. Here, we systematically …

Purpose Autoimmunity has been implicated in some patients with idiopathic chronic urticaria
(CU). Because of the frequency of autoimmune thyroid diseases, their association with CU …

BACKGROUND: The clinical implications of autoimmune testing in chronic idiopathic
urticaria (CIU) are not well established. OBJECTIVE: To identify the association of …