Eczema and Urticaria in the Adult Population in Portugal: A Prevalence Study.

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalences found are higher than in previous studies in Portugal and comparable to results from other countries. Comparisons among prevalence of eczema are affected by several obstacles. Regarding urticaria, our results seem to be in the same line as others. Being female with eczema and urticaria is more common and represents a higher risk factor than male subjects. According to Harrop et al., 2007, in Europe, atopic eczema is 0.14-0.60% of general eczema. In this way, we can estimate that prevalence of atopic eczema in Portugal is around 0.61-2.64%. PMID: 31153546 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas - May 28, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Carvalho D, Aguiar P, Ferrinho P, Mendes-Bastos P, Palma-Carlos A Tags: Actas Dermosifiliogr Source Type: research