title: Helicobacter pylori: A significant and treatable cause of chronic urticaria and angioedema.
abstract: Two outpatient medical offices evaluated 204 patients with chronic urticaria during 2012. This article presents a retrospective study showing that 10% of patients with chronic urticaria may be infected with H. pylori. Furthermore, eradication of infection can be followed by remission of urticaria, reduced morbidity from gastric ulcers, and cancer.
authors.affiliation: Marjohn M. Rasooly is a family nurse practitioner at Allergy and Asthma Health Care, Glen Burnie, Md. Nancy A. Moye is a family nurse practitioner at WellOne Primary Medical & Dental Care, North Kingstown, RI. Arnold S. Kirshenbaum is the owner of Allergy and Asthma Health Care, Glenn Dale, Md.
authors.forename: Marjohn M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rasooly
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Moye
authors.forename: Arnold S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kirshenbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000799:Angioedema / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014581:Urticaria / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology