Chronic urticaria in children treated in a private basic hospital in the city of Portoviejo
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chronic urticaria, chronic spontaneous urticaria, epidemiology, clinical manifestationsAbstract
Chronic urticaria is defined as spontaneously appearing hives, daily or almost daily, for most days for more than 6 weeks. This study, carried out at the Private Basic Hospital “Clínica Dei Bambini” in Portoviejo between February 2023 and February 2024, analyzed this condition’s clinical and epidemiological profile in pediatric patients. Thirty-two patients between 1 and 18 years of age were included, whose anonymized medical records were reviewed. The observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study used theoretical and empirical methods and applied descriptive statistics to process the data. The results indicated that most cases corresponded to children aged 1 to 10 years, predominantly males, living in urban areas and with parents of middle socioeconomic level and basic or secondary education. In most cases, urticaria was classified as “unspecified”, with no family history of the disease. Food was the most common trigger, followed by exposure to chemicals and medications. The most common symptoms included hives, itching, fever, and shortness of breath. The average duration of episodes was 6 to 8 weeks, and the most commonly used treatment was first-line second-generation H1 antihistamines, mainly loratadine.
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