Biomarkers and clinical characteristics of autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria: Results of the PURIST Study.
Nicole SchoepkeRiccardo AseroAndré EllrichMarta FerrerAna Maria Giménez-ArnauClive E H GrattanThilo JakobGeorge N KonstantinouUlrike RaapPer Stahl SkovPetra StaubachArno KrommingaKe ZhangCarsten Bindslev-JensenAlvaro DaschnerTamar KinaciyanEdward F KnolMichael MakrisNadine MarrouchePeter Schmid-GrendlmeierGordon SussmanElias ToubiMartin K ChurchMarcus MaurerPublished in: Allergy (2019)
aiCSU is a relatively small but immunologically distinct subtype of CSU that cannot be identified by routine clinical parameters. Inclusion of BHRA or BAT in the diagnostic workup of CSU patients may aid identification of aiCSU patients, who may have a different prognosis and benefit from specific management.