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<journal-id>2448-9190</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista alergia México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. alerg. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2448-9190</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2448-91902021000400225</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29262/ram.v68i4.881</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Perfil clínico de los pacientes con urticaria crónica en un hospital de tercer nivel de atención del sistema de seguridad social de Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical profile of patients with chronic urticaria in a tertiary care hospital of the social security system in Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sedó-Mejía]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Giovanni]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Lotz-Esquivel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Stephanie]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Monge-Ortega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Olga Patricia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pino-García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Caridad]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social Hospital San Juan de Dios Unidad de Alergología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ San José]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social Hospital San Juan de Dios Servicio de Medicina Interna]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ San José]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>68</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>225</fpage>
<lpage>232</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2448-91902021000400225&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2448-91902021000400225&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2448-91902021000400225&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo:  Describir el perfil clínico y de laboratorio de los pacientes diagnosticados con urticaria crónica en la consulta externa de alergología en un hospital de tercer nivel de atención del sistema de seguridad social de Costa Rica.  Métodos:  Se incluyeron todos los pacientes mayores de 13 años diagnosticados con urticaria crónica entre el 1 de enero de 2014 y el 31 de diciembre de 2018. Se analizaron estadísticamente variables de datos clínicos y de laboratorio y se comparó el tratamiento de los pacientes entre la primera y última consulta.  Resultados:  Se trató de 160 pacientes con diagnóstico de urticaria crónica: 129 del sexo femenino, 45.7 % con edad entre 30 y 49 años, en 17.5 % (28 pacientes) se asoció urticaria inducible, 54.8 % (46/84) presentó anticuerpo antitiroperoxidasa positivo, 16.9 % (27 pacientes) se mantuvo en la última consulta con una dosis de antihistamínicos anti-H1 de segunda generación; 16.3 % (26 pacientes) ya no requería tratamiento antihistamínico en la última consulta. En 8.8 % de los casos (14 pacientes) se utilizó ciclosporina y en 2.5 % (cuatro pacientes), omalizumab.  Conclusión:  Al tratarse de un estudio de vida real en una región geográfica con limitadas publicaciones sobre esta patología, confiamos que la información provista contribuya a la com]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: To describe the medical and laboratory profile of the patients who have been diagnosed with chronic urticaria in the outpatient clinic of a tertiary care hospital of the social security system in Costa Rica.  Methods:  All patients over 13 years of age who had been diagnosed with chronic urticaria between January 1st, 2014, and December 31st, 2018 were included. Variables of medical and laboratory data were statistically analyzed, and the treatment of the patients between their first and last medical consultation was compared.  Results:  This was about 160 patients who had been diagnosed with chronic urticaria; 129 of them were women, 45.7 % between the ages of 30-49 years; in 17.5 % of them (28 patients), inducible urticaria was associated; 54.8 % (46/84) had positive antithyroperoxidase antibodies; 16.9 % (27 patients) maintained a single dose of second-generation anti-H1 antihistamines in the last consultation; 16.3 % (26 patients) no longer required antihistamine treatment in the last consultation. Cyclosporine was used in 8.8 % (14 patients), and omalizumab was used in 2.5 % (four patients).  Conclusion:  Since this is a real-life study in a geographic region with limited publications on this pathology, we trust that the provided information will contribute to the scientific community in order to improve the quality of life of patients with chronic urticaria through a timely diagnosis and an effective and efficient treatment.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Urticaria crónica espontánea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Angioedema]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Antihistamínicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ciclosporina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Omalizumab]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chronic spontaneous urticaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Angioedema]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Antihistamines]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cyclosporine]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Omalizumab]]></kwd>
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