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Case Report: Resolution of chronic urticaria following treatment of odontogenic infection.

Tadros, S; Bahal, S; Nagendran, V (2019) Case Report: Resolution of chronic urticaria following treatment of odontogenic infection. F1000Res, 7. p. 1738. ISSN 2046-1402 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.16836.3
SGUL Authors: Nagendran, Vasantha

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Abstract

Background: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a condition characterised by the presence of hives with/without angioedema, that affects individuals on more days than not for 6 weeks or more. The role of infection as a potential trigger for CSU is well described, but the current clinical guidelines do not recommend routine screening for underlying infections. Main observations: We report a case of severe prolonged chronic spontaneous urticaria in a 19-year-old, that went into rapid remission following the treatment of dental infection. Conclusions: Clinicians should recognise the potential role that infection can have in causing chronic urticaria. There should be a low threshold to treat infection in such circumstances.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Copyright: © 2019 Tadros S et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria, Dental Infection
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE)
Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) > Centre for Clinical Education (INMECE )
Journal or Publication Title: F1000Res
ISSN: 2046-1402
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
6 June 2019Published
3 June 2019Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
PubMed ID: 31214328
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/111132
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.16836.3

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