Plasmapheresis: Is it a potential alternative treatment for chronic urticaria?
Aleksandraviciute Laima,
Malinauskiene Laura,
Cerniauskas Kestutis,
Chomiciene Anzelika
Affiliations
Aleksandraviciute Laima
Department of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariskiu 2, Vilnius LT-08661, Vilnius, Lithuania
Malinauskiene Laura
Department of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Cerniauskas Kestutis
Department of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Chomiciene Anzelika
Department of Chest Diseases, Immunology and Allergology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Chronic urticaria is a common disease. Plasmapheresis is an alternative treatment that can be appropriate for patients who are resistant to treatment with 2nd generation antihistamines or for whom treatment with omalizumab is unsuitable.
