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E E

E

( Chronic idiopathic urticaria ) ( Autoimmune urticaria )

Anti-Fc RI ( E )

( Thyroid autoimmunity )

( )

( urt icaria ) h i v e s n e t t l e r a s h

( w h e a l ) ( family Urticaceae/nettle family )

( Urtica thunbergiana )

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( Laportea pterostigma )

( )

1

( i diopathic )

( physical urt icaria )

( chronic idiopat hi c urticaria, CIU )

( basophil )

( dermal mast cell ) E

( high affinity IgE receptor Fc RI ) - a n t i - Fc RI antibodies

2

(

) E ( IgE )

-anti-IgE antibodies

3 , 4

( )

( mediator )

(aut oimmune urticaria )

5 , 6

C I U

7 , 8

( H e l i c o -

bacter pylori )

9

w h e a l - a n d - f l a r e

( )

wheal ( )

flare ( ) ( axon

reflex )

( angioedema )

2 4

( urticari- al vascul itis )

( SLE ) ( Sjogre n's syn-

drome ) ( cryogl obuli nemia )

1 0

( type I/immediate-type hypersensitivity )

I g E ( cross-

l ink )

I g E - Fc R I

C I U

F c R I

w h e a l - a n d - f l a r e

1 9 8 6 G r a t t a n C I U

( autologous serum ) ( intra-

dermal injection ) w h e a l - a n d - f l a r e

11

-

( autologous serum skin test, ASST ) C I U

1 2

( histamine releas- ing factors )

C I U

G ( IgG )

1 3

H i d e 1 9 9 3

Fc R I ( recombinant soluble alpha

chain of the Fc RI, sFc R I ) I g G

. .

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I g E ( Fc RI )

- a n t i - Fc R I - I g E

1 4

I g E - a n t i - I g E

I g E I g E ( IgE

sensitized )

I g E

1 5

( basophil histamine rel ease assay ) C I U

1 5

a n t i - F c R I ( Western blot )

( e nz yme -li nke d immunosorbent a ssay, ELISA )

1 6 , 1 7

( SLE ) ( dermatomyositis )

( pemphigus vulgari s ) ( bull ous pemphigoid )

1 7

( intravenous immunogl obulin, IVIG )

1 8

( non-functional )

I g G 2 I g G 4

C I U I g G 1

I g G 3

1 7 , 1 9

C I U

5 0 % 6 0 % A S S T

( 25%

40% )

5

3 5 % 4 0 % a n t i - F c R I 3 5 % 1 0 % a n t i - I g E

3 , 1 5 , 2 0

( gold standard )

4

A S S T

1 2

3 0

0.05 ml ( ) 0 . 0 5

m l ( 1 0 g / m l )

0.05 ml 3 0

1.5 mm

A S S T 8 0 %

( )

5 0 % 5 0 %

(

)

6

( mast cell-specific histamine releasing factor )

2 1

2

A S S T

2 2 , 2 3

- a n t i - Fc R I a n t i - I g E -

1 9 9 3 R o s e B o n a

2 4

( 1 ) T

( 2 ) ( 3 )

C I U ( 1 ) C I U

A S S T

w h e a l - a n d - f l a r e

2 5

( 2 )

C I U

2 6

( 3 )

C I U

2 6 , 2 7

2 4

C I U

C I U

( HLA ) H L A D R B 1 * 0 4

( DR4 ) DQB1*0302 ( DQ8 ) C I U

2 8

C I U

C I U

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C I U ( antithyroid antibodies, ATAs )

7 , 8

a n t i - thyroglobulin ( anti-TG ) a n t i - t h y r o p e r o x i d a s e / microsomal ( anti-TPO ) L e z n o ff

1 9 8 3 m i c r o s o m a l

1 2 % 5 . 6 %

2 9

Tu r k t a s

11 . 7 % a n t i - T G 9 . 5 7 % m i c r o s o-

m a l 3 . 7 %

3 0

G a i g C I U 1 4 . 7 %

3 1

Z a u l i 1 2 2 C I U

3 5 ( 29% ) a n t i - T G a n t i - T P O anti-TSH re-

c e p t o r 1 4

( T S H )

3 2

A s e r o 2 5 7 6 6

( 26% ) 4 6

1 6 4

3 3

Ve r n e u i l 4 5 3 0

2 6 . 7 % 3 . 3 %

3 4

To u b i 1 3 9

1 7 ( 12% ) ( )

( p=0.004 )

3 5

1 2 % 2 9 %

( 1% 10% )

8

Ve r n e u i l

(

)

3 4

K a n d e e l C I U

( Hashimoto thyroiditis )

3 6

To u b i

2 4 7 0 %

5 0 %

5 2 % 1 6 %

3 5

5 0 7 0

8 0

7

L a n i g a n A 5 0

B 5 0

C 5 0

A 2 8 %

B C 4 % 6 %

A B C

( thyroid autoimmunity )

3 7

a n t i - Fc R I (

A S S T )

K i k u c h i

2 8 2

2 7 . 7 %

10.9% ( p<0.001 )

a n t i - Fc R I

3 8

F u s a r i 8 2

A S S T 6 2 %

A S S T 3 9 %

( p>0.05 ns ) 2 8 A S S T

( 14 ) ASST

1 5 1 3

A S S T ( 86.7% )

1 3 1 ( 8 % ) A S S T

( p<0.001 )

3 9

I g E

7 , 8

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( thyroxine ) ( euthyroid )

4 0 , 4 1

4 7 %

4 2

8

A B ( pre-icteric

phase )

4 3 , 4 4

A

B

8 5 1 7 . 6 % B

5 %

4 5

9 % B

4 6

C ( pre-icteric

phase )

4 7

C

4 8

2 1

5 8

4 9

2 4 %

C ( anti-HCV )

22% C R N A 1 6 9 2

C 1 . 1 %

C C

0 2 %

5 0 - 5 4

( He li cobac ter pylori )

( m ol e c u l a r

mimicry )

9

We d i

9 1 % 5 0 %

5 5

Di Ca mpl i

a m o x i c i l l i n c l a r i t h r o m y c i n l a n s o-

p r a z o l e 8 8 %

5 6

S c h n y d e r

( double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study )

4 6 1 2 a m o x i -

c i l l i n l a n s o p r a z o l e 3

1

5 7

E r e l

3 9 2 9

5 8

2 0 0 3 F e d e r m a n

1 0 3 0 . 9 % 2 1 . 7 %

1 3 . 5 % ( odds ratio )

2.9 ( 95% 1 . 4 - 6 . 8 P =.005 )

5 9

/

H 1

/ H 1 ( H1 antihistamine/histamine H1 re- ceptor antagonist )

6 0

acrivastine ( Semprex ) cetiri zine ( Zyrtec ) desloratidine ( Clarinex ) fexodenadine ( Allegra ) levocetirizine ( Xyzal ) loratadine ( Clarityne ) m i z o l a s t i n e

c h l o r p h e n i-

r a m i n e diphenhydramine ( Benadryl) h y d r o x-

yzine ( Vistaril )

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( A l l e g r a 240 mg )

6 , 6 0

H 2 H 2 ( flare )

H 1 H 2

6 1

H 1 H 2

H 2 H 1

H 1 H 1

H 2

6 0

Doxepin ( Sinequan )

H 1 H 2

6 , 6 0

( leukotriene receptor an- tagonist )

m o n - t e l u k a s t z a f i r l u k a s t 3 0

C I U

( single blind placebo-controlled crossover study ) m o n t e l u k a s t c e t i r i z i n e c e t i r i z i n e

c e t i r i z i n e

6 2

d e s l o r a t a d i n e m o n t e l u k a s t d e s l o r a t a d i n e m o n-

t e l u k a s t d e s l o-

r a t a d i n e m o n t e l u k a s t

6 3

z a f i r l u k a s t

c e t i r i z i n e z a f i r l u k a s t z a f i r l u k a s t A S S T

A S S T z a f i r -

l u k a s t

6 4

z a f i r l u k a s t z a f i r-

l u k a s t

6 5

H 2 H 1

3 0 p r e d n i s o l o n e

6 0

6 6

c y -

closporin ( ) 3 0

A S S T

2 0 c y c l o s p o r i n 1 9

A S S T 5

2 0

6 7

c y - c l o s p o r i n

6 8

C y c l o s p o r i n

2.5~5 mg/kg/day

G r e a v e s

c y c l o s p o r i n

6

c y c l o s p o r i n t a c r o l i m u s m e t h o t r e x a t e h y d r o x y c h l o r o q u i n e

6 9 - 7 1

( i n t r a - ve nous immunogl obul in, IVIG )

( plasmapheresis )

2 6 , 2 7

A n t i - Fc R I a n t i - I g E

7 2

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7 3

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Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

Chia-Tse Weng, Yi-Hsing Chen

1

, and Ming-Fei Liu

Chronic idiopathic urticaria is recurrent itchy wheals with daily or almost daily occurrence for at least 6 weeks,

without obvious cause. Eighty to 90% of these patients have no specific external cause for their disease, which

is therefore labeled idiopathic before. It is now recognized that as many as 30-50% of patients show evi-

dence of autoantibodies directed against either the high-affinity IgE receptor or, less frequently, against IgE. The

term autoimmune urticaria is used increasingly nowadays to reflect advances in knowledge about these func-

tional autoantibodies that activate mast cells and basophils. Autologous serum skin test is a useful in vivo screen-

ing test for autoimmune urticaria, with both sensitivity and specificity about 80%. It is generally accepted that thy-

roid autoimmunity is more prevalent in patients with chronic urticaria. However, antithyroid antibodies are not a

direct causative agent in chronic urticaria. It appears more likely that antithyroid antibodies and anti-IgE receptor

antibodies are associated, but just parallel, autoimmune events. The role of infections in chronic urticaria remains

intriguing but unresolved. The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in chronic urticaria is similar to that found

in the general population. However, patients with chronic urticaria may differ in their immune response to infec-

tions or may develop infection-induced autoreactivity/ autoimmunity. Remission or improvement of chronic ur-

ticaria after H. pylori eradication was shown is some studies. Non-sedating histamine receptor antagonists should

be used as first-line agents in the treatment of these patients; however, identification of patients with autoimmune

urticaria is of increasing importance because of immunotherapy. Cyclosporin, intravenous immunoglobulin or

plasmapheresis has been reported to be successful in severely affected refractory patients. ( J Intern Med Taiwan

2008; 19: 27- 35 )

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