Dermatológia pre prax 4/2008
URTICARIA INDUCED BY IMMUNOLOGICAL MECHANISM
Urticaria induced by immunological mechanisms (allergic, anaphylactic, allergic hypersensitivity) have acute or chronic course. In applying the pathogenesis of anaphylactic or immunocomplex type hypersensitivity, the deficit in complement system and autoimmune mechanisms. In acute urticaria food, medicines, inhaled, viral, bacterial and parasite antigens. For chronic urticaria medicines, food, infection, chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, psychogenic factors and autoimmunity. The article gives an overview of aetiopathogenesis factors, clinical, diagnostic procedures and treatment.
Keywords: allergic urticaria, allergic hypersensitivity, aetiopathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis, treatment
