Plasmapheresis For Urticaria

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"May prove to be an effective treatment for urticaria"

DFPP theoretically removes medium to large molecular
substances A case report of double-filtration plasmapheresis
for the resolution of refractory chronic urticaria.
Jiang X, Lu M, Ying Y, Feng J, Ye Y
Ther Apher Dial 2008 Dec; 12(6):505-8.

A 29-year-old Chinese female was diagnosed with chronic
urticaria.
Dexamethasone and gamma globulin initially resolved
the illness; however, when dexamethasone was decreased
and gamma globulin was withdrawn, urticaria emerged again
and could not be controlled by any of the medications used.
The diagnosis of refractory chronic urticaria was made and
double-filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) was performed.
The symptoms were relieved during the first DFPP procedure
and the disease resolved shortly thereafter.
DFPP theoretically removes medium to large molecular
substances such as IgG and IgE from circulation, and
therefore may prove to be an effective treatment for refractory
chronic urticaria.

Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed
journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese
Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
[Ther Apher Dial]

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