Role of nonallergic hypersensitivity reactions in children with chronic urticaria

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1074-1077

  Ehlers, I ^a,b   Niggemann, B ^a   Binder, C ^a   Zuberbier, T ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic urticaria; Diet; Food intolerance; Nonallergic hypersensitivity; Pseudoallergy

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; FOOD ADDITIVE; FOOD DYE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; SACCHARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION;

EID: 0031793097     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03817.x     Document Type: Article

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