Post‐streptococcal nonallergic urticaria?

Bonanni, Laura; Parmiani, S.; Giammarini, L.; Vitelli, G.; Tamburrini, C.; Sturbini, S.

doi:10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.23667.x

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“…Furthermore, urticaria may be a symptom of infections, e.g. parasitic infestation, common cold especially in children, post-streptococcal condition [10], Helicobacter Pylori infection [11], hepatitis B and C, infectious mononucleosis, and Lyme borreliosis [12] and urticaria can occur after vaccination [13,14]. Rare manifestations of chronic urticaria are syndromes linked with chromosome 1q44 (familial cold urticaria and Muckle-Wells syndrome [15,16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Natural anti-FcεRIα autoantibodies may interfere with diagnostic tests for autoimmune urticaria

Pachlopnik¹,

Horn²,

Fux³

et al. 2004

Journal of Autoimmunity

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confidence: 99%

Natural anti-FcεRIα autoantibodies may interfere with diagnostic tests for autoimmune urticaria

Pachlopnik¹,

Horn²,

Fux³

et al. 2004

Journal of Autoimmunity

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“…However, four of these patients also had an H. pylori infection treated with colloidal bismuth together with antibiotic therapy for Streptococcus. 23 In these studies streptococcal infections were not clinically apparent.…”

Section: Streptococcus Sppmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…16 Another study enrolled nine patients with recurrent urticaria. 23 Eight of nine patients without other known causes of urticaria showed a high antipolysaccharide group-specific IgG antibody titers to Streptococcus pyogenes. After antibiotic treatment all patients recovered or improved.…”

Section: Streptococcus Sppmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urticaria and bacterial infections

Minciullo

Barberi²,

Gangemi³

2014

allergy asthma proc

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The association between urticaria and infectious diseases has been discussed for >100 years. However, a causal relationship with underlying or precipitating infection is difficult to establish. The purpose of this work was to perform a systematic analysis of the published cases of urticaria associated with bacterial infections. We give an umbrella breakdown of up-to-date systematic reviews and other important publications on the complex association of urticaria and bacterial infections. We did a Medline search, for English language articles published until January 2014, using the key words "urticaria" and "bacteria/bacterial disease"; a second analysis was performed in groups of bacteria and using each germ name as a key word. Many bacterial infections have been associated with urticaria manifestation, such as Helicobacter pylori, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Salmonella, Brucella, Mycobacterium leprae, Borrelia, Chlamydia pneumonia, and Yersinia enterocolitica. In some cases the skin manifestations, described as urticaria, could be caused by the presence of the microorganism in the skin, or for the action of their toxins, or to the complement activation mediated by circulating immune complexes. Although only a weak association with urticaria of unclear pathogenesis exists, clinicians should consider these bacterial agents in the workup of the patients with urticaria. The eradication of the infection could, in fact, lead to the resolution of urticaria. Prospective studies and well-structured research are obviously needed to better clarify the real role of bacteria in the pathogenesis of urticaria and their relative prevalence.

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“…There have been further reports of immunological mimicry between retinal S-antigen and group A streptococcal M proteins, 2 leading to development of uveitis. More recently, Bonanni et al 3 have suggested that asymptomatic chronic streptococcal infection can, in some subjects, start an autoimmune reaction leading to recurrent episodes of urticaria. It is conceivable that the streptococcal infection caused or unmasked autoimmune hepatitis in this young girl.…”

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confidence: 99%