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Association of positive and negative autologous serum skin test responses with clinical features of chronic spontaneous urticaria in Asian patients: A systematic review and meta‑analysis

  • Authors:
    • Xue Li Niu
    • Li Li Zhu
    • Mei Hui Shi
    • Yu Jing Zhang
    • Xing Hua Gao
    • Rui Qun Qi
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  • Published online on: February 13, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7266
  • Pages: 2603-2613
  • Copyright: © Niu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Previous studies on the correlation between positive autologous serum skin test (ASST) responses and the clinical features of patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) have provided conflicting results. To evaluate the significance of ASST responses in CSU, a variety of databases were searched from inception to March 2018 to identify relevant studies on CSU. Data were analyzed with use of the Cochrane Collaboration's Review Manager 5.2. Multiple relevant factors of CSU were evaluated by calculating the weighted mean difference, odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. The results indicated that CSU cases with positive ASST responses had higher urticaria activity scores and higher levels of total serum immunoglobulin E than CSU cases with negative responses in the ASST. In addition, a positive ASST response was more likely to be accompanied with the presence of thyroid autoantibodies and angioedema. An increased prevalence of CSU was identified in females, who were more likely to have a positive response in the ASST. It was also indicated that a greater incidence of positive ASST responses was present in CSU patients as compared with that in healthy controls. No statistically significant differences were obtained between positive and negative ASST responses with regard to age and duration of disease. Based on these results, it was concluded that the ASST provides an effective means of predicting urticaria activity and recurrence in CSU patients.
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Niu XL, Zhu LL, Shi MH, Zhang YJ, Gao XH and Qi RQ: Association of positive and negative autologous serum skin test responses with clinical features of chronic spontaneous urticaria in Asian patients: A systematic review and meta‑analysis. Exp Ther Med 17: 2603-2613, 2019.
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Niu, X.L., Zhu, L.L., Shi, M.H., Zhang, Y.J., Gao, X.H., & Qi, R.Q. (2019). Association of positive and negative autologous serum skin test responses with clinical features of chronic spontaneous urticaria in Asian patients: A systematic review and meta‑analysis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 17, 2603-2613. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7266
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Niu, X. L., Zhu, L. L., Shi, M. H., Zhang, Y. J., Gao, X. H., Qi, R. Q."Association of positive and negative autologous serum skin test responses with clinical features of chronic spontaneous urticaria in Asian patients: A systematic review and meta‑analysis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 17.4 (2019): 2603-2613.
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Niu, X. L., Zhu, L. L., Shi, M. H., Zhang, Y. J., Gao, X. H., Qi, R. Q."Association of positive and negative autologous serum skin test responses with clinical features of chronic spontaneous urticaria in Asian patients: A systematic review and meta‑analysis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 17, no. 4 (2019): 2603-2613. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7266