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[Prevalence of urticaria in Cartagena, Colombia]
Pablo Andrés Miranda-Machado1, Bautista de la Cruz Hoyos-Sánchez
1Unidad de Prevención Clínica La Candelaria, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. mmpa9@hotmail.com.
Background:
In Colombia, there have been studies on the prevalence of allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis. Prevalence studies of urticaria in Colombia are scarce.
Objective:
Our objective objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of urticaria in Cartagena (Colombia) in order to contribute to national epidemiological estimates of disease.
Methods:
A multicenter cross-sectional study in the city of Cartagena was conducted and 547 patients aged 1-58 years treated at the Allergy specialist consultation in care centers selected for this study between April and July 2015 were included, through non-probabilistic sampling.
Results:
The prevalence of urticaria in the care centers selected of city of Cartagena (Colombia) was 7.1 % (4 % children and adults 3.1 %). 3.4 % prevalence of acute urticaria and 3.6 % of chronic urticaria was estimated.
Conclusion:
46.1 % reported having a poor quality of life associated with urticaria.
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