Treatment of chronic urticaria with thyroxine in an euthyroid patient with thyroglobulin and microsomal antibodies

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 528-530

  Koh, C K ^a   Hew, F L ^b   Chiu, C L ^b  

^a Koh Skin Specialist Clinic   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Chronic urticaria; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

ACRIVASTINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; FAMOTIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYZINE; LORATADINE; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; RANITIDINE; STEROID; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROXINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; EUTHYROIDISM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALE; REMISSION; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033780542     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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