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A Popular myth - low-histamine diet improves chronic spontaneous urticaria - fact or fiction?

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Abstract
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Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CsU) is a frequent dermatological disease that might last for months or years with high impact on quality of life. Known causes are autoreactive phenomena, infections or intolerances, rarely IgE-mediated allergies. One-third of CsU patients benefit from a low-pseudoallergen diet. Additionally, it is often discussed, that reducing histamine ingestion alone might improve clinical symptoms and quality of life in CsU patients despite the uncertain role of the histamine-degrading enzyme diamine oxidase (DAO).

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
Volume
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31
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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650-655
ISSN Number
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0926-9959
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.13966
DOI
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10.1111/jdv.13966
Short Title
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
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