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Chronic UrticariaOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Abstract
Background and Aims: chronic Urticaria is a common disorder which is defined by recurrent occurrence of wheals and sometimes angioedema. It has a notable influence on the patient’s quality of life. Regulation of the immune system is one of the important roles of the gut microbiota.
Objective: Comparing the frequency and bacterial load of Lactobacillus between patients with chronic urticaria and healthy controls.
Methods: Forty patients with chronic urticaria were recruited from the outpatient clinic of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Ain Shams University Hospitals and 40 age and sex matched healthy individuals were included in the present study. Stool samples were analyzed for determining the frequency and bacterial load of Lactobacillus.
Results: There was a difference among the frequency of detectable Lactobacillus in stool samples of patients with chronic urticaria and healthy controls. The relative amounts of Lactobacillus were significantly higher in fecal samples from controls compared to patients with chronic urticaria (P <0.001).
Conclusion: Our study showed that some types of gut microbiota are found in normal individuals in a higher amounts than patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria.