ABSTRACT
A urticária crônica é uma condição que afeta mais de um milhão de brasileiros, com grande impacto na qualidade de vida. Mesmo com diretrizes bem difundidas para o seu diagnóstico e tratamento, seu manejo pode ser desafiador em pacientes pediátricos, idosos e gestantes. Para auxiliar o médico especialista nestes casos, o Departamento Científico de Urticária da Associação Brasileira de Alergia e Imunologia elaborou esta revisão com as principais dúvidas e dificuldades referentes ao tema nestes grupos de pacientes.
Chronic urticaria is a condition that affects more than a million Brazilians with a significant impact on quality of life. Although there are well-established guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, the management of chronic urticaria may be challenging in pediatric, older, and pregnant patients. With the purpose of helping specialists manage these cases, the Urticaria Scientific Department of the Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology prepared this review with the most common doubts and difficulties about this topic in those patient groups.
Subject(s)
Humans , Pregnancy , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Pregnant Women , Diagnosis, Differential , Omalizumab , Chronic Urticaria , Histamine H1 Antagonists , Patients , Physicians , Quality of Life , Societies, Medical , Therapeutics , Urticaria , Lactation , Diagnosis , Allergy and Immunology , AngioedemaABSTRACT
A urticária aguda é uma causa frequente de consulta com alergistas, caracterizada por urticas e/ou angioedema. Embora autolimitada e benigna, pode causar desconforto significativo e raramente representar uma doença sistêmica grave ou reação alérgica com risco de vida. Nesta revisão, elaborada pelo Departamento Científico de Urticária da Associação Brasileira de Alergia e Imunologia, foram abordadas as principais questões referentes ao tema para auxiliar o médico especialista e generalista.
Acute urticaria is a frequent cause of consultations with allergists, being characterized by wheals and/or angioedema. Although self-limited and benign, it may cause significant discomfort and uncommonly represent a serious systemic disease or life-threatening allergic reaction. In this review prepared by the Urticaria Scientific Department of the Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology, the main questions about this topic are addressed to help specialists and general practitioners.
Subject(s)
Humans , Urticaria , Epinephrine , Milk Hypersensitivity , Egg Hypersensitivity , Drug Hypersensitivity , Shellfish Hypersensitivity , Nut and Peanut Hypersensitivity , Histamine H1 Antagonists , Anaphylaxis , Spider Bites , Physicians , Societies, Medical , Therapeutics , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal , Sweet Syndrome , Dermatitis, Allergic Contact , Adrenal Cortex Hormones , Hypereosinophilic Syndrome , Schnitzler Syndrome , Mastocytosis, Cutaneous , Diagnosis , Allergy and Immunology , Erythema , Angioedemas, Hereditary , Food Hypersensitivity , Allergists , Hypersensitivity , AngioedemaABSTRACT
Com o início do programa de vacinação contra a COVID-19 no Brasil, surgiu uma série de questionamentos relacionados ao uso dos imunizantes em pacientes com doenças imunoalérgicas. Neste documento, o Departamento Científico de Urticária da Associação Brasileira de Alergia e Imunologia (ASBAI) se posiciona revisando as principais dúvidas relacionadas à imunização para COVID-19 em pacientes com urticária.
As the COVID-19 vaccination program started in Brazil, many questions have arisen regarding the use of vaccines in patients with immune-allergic diseases. In this document, the Scientific Department of Urticaria of the Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology takes a stand by reviewing the main queries regarding COVID-19 immunization in patients with urticaria.
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Humans , Societies, Medical , Urticaria , Cyclosporine , Omalizumab , COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , BNT162 Vaccine , 2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273 , ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 , Immunization , Vaccination , Allergy and ImmunologyABSTRACT
A pandemia de COVID-19 afetou drasticamente a vida de todos ao redor do planeta, interferindo também na forma de atuarmos como médicos e especialistas. Neste artigo revisamos aspectos importantes da infecção pelo novo coronavírus e sua relação com a urticária.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected people's lives around the world and has interfered with how we act as physicians and specialists. In this paper, we review important aspects of the new coronavirus infection and its connection with urticaria.