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Ga Vena

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Latent tubercolosis infection in patients with cronic plaque psoriasis: evidence from the Italian Psocare Registry

2015

SummaryBackground The nationwide prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in Italian patients with psoriasis has never been investigated. Objectives To estimate the nationwide prevalence of LTBI in Italian patients with psoriasis who are candidates for systemic treatment. Methods Data were obtained from the Psocare Registry on those patients (n = 4946) with age > 18 years, systemic treatment at entry specified and tuberculin skin test (TST) performed according to the Mantoux method. LTBI diagnosis was based on a positive TST result in the absence of any clinical, radiological or microbiological evidence of active tuberculosis. Results Latent tuberculosis infection was diagnosed in…

RegistrieMaletaiwanAntitubercular AgentsBiological Factorquantiferon-tb-goldAntitubercular AgentBiological FactorsexperienceResidence Characteristics80 and overPrevalenceRegistriesYoung adultriskAged 80 and overLatent TuberculosiLatent tuberculosispsoriasisMiddle AgedItalyFemaletubercolosistubercolosiAdolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antitubercular Agents; Biological Factors; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Italy; Latent Tuberculosis; Male; Middle Aged; PUVA Therapy; Prevalence; Psoriasis; Registries; Residence Characteristics; Sex Distribution; Tuberculin Test; Young Adult; 2708Humanmedicine.drugAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentchronic plaque psoriasisTuberculinconsensus statementtubercolosis; psoriasisDermatology.Young Adulttuberculosis infectionSettore MED/35Age DistributionLatent TuberculosisInternal medicinePsoriasismedicineAdalimumabfactor antagonistsHumansPsoriasisnecrosis-factor blockers; quantiferon-tb-gold; consensus statement; factor antagonists; systemic treatment; therapy; experience;taiwan; assay; risknecrosis-factor blockersSex DistributionAdolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antitubercular Agents; Biological Factors; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Italy; Latent Tuberculosis; Male; Middle Aged; PUVA Therapy; Prevalence; Psoriasis; Registries; Residence Characteristics; Sex Distribution; Tuberculin Test; Young AdultPUVA TherapyAgedPsoriasiHistory of tuberculosistherapytuberculosis infection chronic plaque psoriasisItalian Psocare Registrybusiness.industryTuberculin TestOdds ratiosystemic treatmentassaymedicine.diseasebacterial infections and mycosesConfidence intervalSurgeryResidence CharacteristicChronic DiseaseItalian Psocare Registrybusiness2708
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EAACI/GA(2)LEN/EDF/WAO guideline: definition, classification and diagnosis of urticaria.

2009

Udgivelsesdato: 2009-Oct This guideline, together with its sister guideline on the management of urticaria [Zuberbier T, Asero R, Bindslev-Jensen C, Canonica GW, Church MK, Giménez-Arnau AM et al. EAACI/GA(2)LEN/EDF/WAO Guideline: Management of urticaria. Allergy, 2009; 64:1427-1443] is the result of a consensus reached during a panel discussion at the 3rd International Consensus Meeting on Urticaria, Urticaria 2008, a joint initiative of the Dermatology Section of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), the EU-funded network of excellence, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA(2)LEN), the European Dermatology Forum (EDF) and the World Allergy Organ…

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