Chronic Urticaria Associated with Helicobacter pylori

A 31-year-old male presented with a complaint of chronic pruritus with diffuse urticarial wheals for the past seven months. He underwent extensive workup and was found to have positive Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) stool antigen test. He was treated with bismuth subsalicylate, metronidazole, tetra...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2019-04, Vol.11 (4), p.e4528
Main Authors: Essrani, Rajesh, Sullivan, Matthew, Shah, Hiral
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antigens
Case reports
Dermatitis
Drug resistance
Endoscopy
Family medical history
Gastroenterology
Health care networks
Immunoglobulins
Infections
Internal Medicine
Medical Education
Patients
Pruritus
Risk factors
Thyroid gland
Ulcers
Urticaria
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Summary:A 31-year-old male presented with a complaint of chronic pruritus with diffuse urticarial wheals for the past seven months. He underwent extensive workup and was found to have positive Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) stool antigen test. He was treated with bismuth subsalicylate, metronidazole, tetracycline, and omeprazole for two weeks. Pruritus and urticarial wheals disappeared in four weeks after therapy was started.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.4528