Serial D-dimer plasma levels in a patient with chronic spontaneous urticaria developing resistance to omalizumab

Summary

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a condition presenting as the spontaneous occurrence of itchy weals with or without angio-oedema for > 6 weeks. A patient with severe chronic spontaneous urticaria who developed resistance to omalizumab is described. The patient's D-dimer plasma levels strictly paralleled the disease activity despite the administration of anti-IgE therapy.

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