Stressful life events, psychiatric comorbidities and serum neuromediator levels in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria treated with omalizumab
Elçin Akdaş,
Ayla Gülekon,
Tuba Saadet Deveci Bulut
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: Many chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) patients have highly stressful life events and exhibit psychiatric comorbidities. Emotional stress can cause or exacerbate urticaria symptoms by causing mast cell degranulation via neuromediators.
Objectives: To investigate the frequency of stressful life events and compare psychiatric comorbidities and serum neuromediator levels in patients with CSU who responded to omalizumab with healthy controls.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included 42 p… Show more
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