Autologous Serum Therapy in the Management of Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria, Does It Really Work?

Abstract

Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is a troublesome condition which affect the patient’s quality of life adversely. Conventional treatment of this condition comprises of antihistamines, steroids and sometimes monoclonal antibodies with varying degree of outcomes. Recently, autologous blood and serum used by some researcher to treat CIU with promising result. Here we present a case of chronic idiopathic urticaria that was treated successfully with autologous serum in Bangladesh.