Intractable pruritus in HIV infection: Immunologic characterization

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 266-272

  Milazzo, F ^a   Piconi, S ^a   Magni, C ^a   Coen, M ^a   Capetti, A ^a   Trabattoni, D ^b   Fusi, M L ^b   Clerici, Mario ^a,b   Parravicini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Dermatology; HIV; IgE; Immunology; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

CD23 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA E; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; RECEPTORS, IGE; RNA, VIRAL; SKIN; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0033008284     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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