Allergy
The burden of symptomatic patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria: a real-world study in Korea
Young-Min Ye, Young-Il Koh, Jeong-Hee Choi, Mi-Ae Kim, Jung-Won Park, Tae-Bum Kim, Young-Hee Nam, Yoon-Seok Chang, Hae-Sim Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):1050-1060. Published online September 1, 2022
Background/Aims: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) poses a considerable burden both on the quality of life (QoL) of individual patients and on healthcare systems. Real‑world data evaluating the disease burden of CSU are limited in this country. This study evaluated the disease burden and healthc..
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Anxiety, depression, and stress in Korean patients with chronic urticaria
Gil-Soon Choi, Young-Hee Nam, Chan-Sun Park, Mi-Yeong Kim, Eun-Jung Jo, Hye-Kyung Park, Hee-Kyoo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1507-1516. Published online May 27, 2020
Background/Aims: Emotional distress is thought to cause or maintain chronic urticaria (CU). We aimed to investigate the presence of anxiety, depression, and stress in Korean adult CU patients and to explore their potential impact on treatment.
Methods: We enrolled 79 CU patients and a disease contr..
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Clinical features of elderly chronic urticaria
Ga-Young Ban, Mi-Yea Kim, Hye-Soo Yoo, Dong-Ho Nahm, Young-Min Ye, Yoo-Seob Shin, Hae-Sim Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):800-806. Published online October 31, 2014
Background/Aims: Chronic urticaria (CU) is defined as itchy wheals lasting 6 weeks or more. As the aged population increases worldwide, it is essential to identify the specific features of this disease in the elderly population.
Methods: We investigated the prevalence and clinical features of CU in..
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