Systematic Review on Persistence of Infection-Associated Urticaria

A systematic review synthesizing evidence on the long-term outcomes of infection-associated urticaria following viral infections. The review includes 5 studies involving 596 participants, conducted by Saad Alhumaid and registered in PROSPERO. It was last updated on 2026-05-26.

Use Cases

• Analyze rates of urticaria persistence beyond 6 months based on the reported 9.5% figure.
• Study patterns of recurrence and chronicity based on the reported 7% to 30% range.
• Investigate risk factors for progression to chronic spontaneous urticaria based on the mention of delayed-onset urticaria following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Strengths

• Follows PRISMA 2020 guidelines and is prospectively registered in PROSPERO (CRD420261319656).
• Includes data from 5 studies involving 596 participants.
• Risk of bias assessment was performed independently by two reviewers using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes interpretation is limited by mixed-etiology cohorts and inconsistent pathogen-specific reporting.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review of electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science) from inception to 17 March 2026.

Time Range

Literature search from database inception to 2026-03-17.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 06:03:37; freshness should be verified.