Prevalence of Allergic Diseases in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in Latvia

  • Lapiņa, L. (Speaker)
  • Anna Lauva (Co-author)
  • Sindija Papirte (Co-author)
  • Līga Ciekure (Co-author)
  • Egīls Mauliņš (Co-author)
  • Marija Selicka (Co-author)
  • Signe Puriņa (Co-author)
  • Īrisa Tereško (Co-author)
  • Kurjāne, N. (Co-author)

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Description

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is an autoimmune disease and it can be associated with other comorbidities, including a variety of allergic diseases. It is often misunderstood that CSU is caused by allergens and in many cases unreasonable dietary restrictions are recommended, which, besides the symptoms of the disease, has a significant impact on patients’ quality of life.The intent of the current study was to verify the prevalence of allergic diseases among CSU patients in Latvia and to evaluate the types of allergies and most frequent allergens. . Retrospective review, based on patient interviews and electronic medical records from DataMed information system. SPSS statistical software was used for analysis of the received data.. Medical data from 58 patients with CSU were analyzed. 45 patients (77.6%) were women and 13 (22.4%) men. The mean age of patients was 41.02 ± 16.07 (15-73) years. Among the patients, 32 (55.2%) were allergic and 26 (44.8%) were not. As clinical manifestations 12 (20.7%) patients had allergic rhinitis, 8 (13.8%) contact dermatitis, 8 (13.8%) food allergy, 7 (12.1%) drug hypersensitivity, 2 (3.4%) oral allergy syndrome, 2 (3.4%) bee venom allergy, 1 (1.7%) asthma, 1 (1.7%) photosensitivity, 6 (10.3%) patients had multiple allergy types. The most frequent allergens were house dust mites 8 (13.79%), cat 6 (10.34%), grass pollen 5 (8.62%), mugwort pollen 5 (8.62%), spring tree pollen 4 (6.89%), dog 4 (6.89%). Among allergic individuals, 15 (46.88%) were monosensitized and 17 (53.12%) were polysensitized to multiple allergens. . Chronic spontaneous urticaria is more common among women than men. The mean age of patients was 41.02 years. Of all CSU patients, 55.2% had allergies. The most common clinical manifestations of allergy were rhinitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity and food allergy. The most frequent allergens were house dust mites, cat, grass pollen, mugwort pollen, spring tree pollen and dog.
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU International Research Conference 2023: Knowledge for Use in Practice
Event typeConference
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRiga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

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