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Diagnostic testing for chronic spontaneous urticaria with or without angioedema
Bernstein, Jonathan A.; Ansotegui, Ignacio; Asero, Riccardo; Banerji, Aleena; Betschel, Stephen; Craig, Timothy; García-Abujeta, José LuisPublisher Copyright: © 2025 The Authors; Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), with or without angioedema, is heterogeneous and comprised of different endotypes and phenotypes. Because acute urticaria will mostly resolve spontaneously, routine testing and laboratory evaluation is not required unless supported by the clinical history or physical examination. With the advent of omalizumab, there has been a surge o...
Asthma and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Morais-Almeida, Mário; Pité, Helena; Aguiar, Rita; Ansotegui, Ignacio; Bousquet, JeanEven though respiratory viruses are one of the most common triggers for asthma exacerbations, not all of these viruses affect patients equally. There is no strong evidence supporting that patients with asthma have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill from coronavirus disease 2019 (CO-VID-19), although recent reports from the USA and the UK suggest that asthma is much more common in children and adults with m...