prof. Dr. In his written statement, Akçay stated that urticaria, also known as “hives” among the people, is a pale red swelling that occurs in groups anywhere on the skin, resembles angioedema, but the swelling occurs under the skin rather than on the surface.
“MORE THAN 50 PERCENT”
Explaining that urticaria is often seen with angioedema, acute urticaria is a common symptom of viral infections for both children and adults, Akçay pointed out that viral infections mostly cause urticaria in children. prof. Dr. Akçay informed that more than 50 percent of urticaria rashes occur before or simultaneously with the classical symptoms of Kovid-19.
Noting that these rashes help in the diagnosis of the disease, Akçay said, “The presence of urticaria rashes, especially in patients who have recently come into contact with patients with Kovid-19, the diagnosis of the disease should be considered. Therefore, it is very important to test for Kovid-19 infection in every patient with urticaria. Clinicians should consider this in the early diagnosis of children with COVID-19, as these children may transmit the infection to parents and grandparents who may be at high risk for infection.” made its assessment.
“DOING THE TEST WILL PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE”
prof. Dr. Emphasizing that the low number of eosinophils may be an indication that the infection is more severe, Akçay said:
“Normalization of eosinophil counts has been observed to provide clinical improvement. In one study, it was reported that Kovid-19 patients with urticaria had a better recovery and this was due to a high level of eosinophils in the blood. It was observed that urticaria developed in patients with Kovid-19 infection recovered in less than a week. As a result, it has been reported that urticaria rashes may be caused by ‘SARS-CoV-2’ infection. It will be very useful to test for Kovid-19 infection in every child and adult with urticaria rash. Especially in those who have a history of contact with someone with urticaria, fever and Kovid-19 infection. Testing for 19 infection will prevent the spread of the disease.”