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12361131

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
In this retrospective study, the feasibility and implementation of a clinical guideline was evaluated in 130 consecutive patients with chronic urticaria. We analysed how often a questionnaire was used, how often routine laboratory tests were performed and on what information (history-taking, detailed questionnaire, laboratory or provocation tests) the diagnosis was made. In this validation sample, the number of identified diagnoses was compared with the number of identified diagnoses of a prospective study previously performed in the same hospital. A cause was identified in 58 patients (45%): 43 of these had physical urticaria and 15 had chronic urticaria. In 50 of the 58 patients (86%) the cause was identified by history-taking and in 8 patients by additional use of the questionnaire. In 38 patients the questionnaire was not in the patient's file. In 89 of 130 patients (68%), laboratory tests were performed without a reason suggested by the patients' history. This did not reveal a cause in any patient. In general, the diagnostic guideline was followed reasonably well. In identifying a cause of urticaria, careful history-taking was important; routine laboratory tests were not helpful. A detailed questionnaire is presented in an appendix.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
270-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-3-31
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of a clinical guideline for the diagnoses of physical and chronic urticaria and angioedema.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. msmkz@rkz.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't