Strongyloides infection as a reversible cause of chronic urticaria

J Asthma Allergy. 2019 Feb 26:12:67-69. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S167292. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Recurrent urticaria is a frequent presenting complaint in the Allergy Clinic, despite the fact that chronic urticaria is not an IgE-mediated (atopic) condition in most cases. We present four cases assessed over 5 years in our allergy service who were found to have evidence of strongyloidiasis and whose clinical features resolved with standard anti-helminth treatment.

Keywords: CSU; Strongyloides; chronic spontaneous urticaria; strongyloidiasis; urticaria.