[Frequency of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with chronic urticaria of Puebla University Hospital].

Background: Chronic urticaria may be continuous or recurrent according to its form of appearance. Within the diseases associated to chronic urticaria there are mycosis, parasitism and bacterial infections where Helicobacter pylori stands out. This has been related to the allergic diseases promoting a Th2 response.

[Prevalence of seropositividad to antibodies IgG and IgM against Helicobacter pylori in the medical residents of the University Hospital of Puebla].

Background: Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative, curved, microaerophilic, oxidase, catalase and urease positive bacillus. It lives in the gastric mucosa, and is the main etiological agent of peptic ulcer, and of atrophic and multifocal gastritis. It is associated with extraintestinal, vascular, autoimmune and cutaneous diseases.

[Impact of the integral allergological treatment on quality of life of patients with allergic rhinitis at the University Hospital of Puebla].

Background: In order to determine the impact of allergic rhinitis on the quality of life of the patients, standardized and validated questionnaires have been developed. The quality of life is the perception of the patient of the functional effects of his illness and its therapeutics consequences.

Objective: To determine the modification of index the quality of life on the patients with allergic rhinitis attended at the external consultation of the service of allergy and clinical immunology of the Hospital Universitario de Puebla when they were submitted to integral allergologic treatment.

[Impact of integrated asthma treatment on the patients' quality of life].

Background: Patient's perception about the effect of disease's manifestations on daily activities is called health-related quality of life, and it is used to evaluate the individual response to treatment. At present, there are some questionnaires designed to evaluate it.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of integral treatment dosage on quality of life in asthmatic adults.

[Impact of integral allergic treatment in the quality life of patients with allergic rhinitis].

Background: The quality of life is the perception of a patient about functional effects of his illness and therapy. Recently, appropriate instruments were devised to evaluate the health related with the quality of life, as the standardized and validated questionnaires for rhino-conjunctivitis.

Objective: To determine the impact of integral allergological treatment upon the quality of life of patients with allergic rhinitis that were attended as outpatients at the Service of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Hospital Universitario de Puebla.