A case of episodic angioedema associated with blood eosinophilia: Upregulated C5a receptor expression on eosinophils

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 320-323

  Nakashima, K ^a   Sakurada, T ^b   Imayama, S ^c   Masukawa, S ^a   Ember, J A ^d   Hugli, T E ^d   Abe, M ^b  

^a Fukuoka Medical Association Hospital   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

C5a receptor; Eosinophilia episodic angioedema; Erythema

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031881765     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03895.x     Document Type: Article

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