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The goal of this study is to describe the prevalence and the type of parasite in patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria as well as to describe the associations between parasitic disease and the characteristics of the patients, for example eosinophilia.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients diagnosed with a chronic spontaneous urticaria | Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria who were being treated at the allergology of the university hospital Basel between the 1st of June and the 30th of September |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination of stool samples | Diagnostic Test | Tests for diagnosis of parasitic diseases |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients with parasite infestation | assess number of patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria that have a parasite infestation (Analysis of stool samples by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), Basel) | Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria that were treated at the University hospital basel between the 1st of June 2019 and the 30th of September 2019 |
| Most common parasite subgroup | subtype determination from stool samples was performed by the Swiss TPH, Basel by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria that were treated at the University hospital basel between the 1st of June 2019 and the 30th of September 2019 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Correlation between migration Background/ travel history of the patients and parasite infestation | examine travel history and migration background of patients | Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria that were treated at the University hospital basel between the 1st of June 2019 and the 30th of September 2019 |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients with a chric spontaneous urticaria who were being treated at the allergology of the university hospital Basel between the 1st of June and the 30th of September.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Esther Steveling-Klein, Dr. med. | Allergology, University Hospital Basel | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Hospital Basel | Basel | 4031 | Switzerland |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000080223 | Chronic Urticaria |
| D010272 | Parasitic Diseases |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014581 | Urticaria |
| D017445 | Skin Diseases, Vascular |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
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| Correlation between gastrointestinal complaints of the patients and parasite infestation |
anamnesis of the patients |
| Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria that were treated at the University hospital basel between the 1st of June 2019 and the 30th of September 2019 |
| D006969 |
| Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D007239 | Infections |