Localized heat urticaria in a patient is associated with a wealing response to heated autologous serum

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 994-997

  Fukunaga, A ^a   Shimoura, S ^a   Fukunaga, M ^a   Ueda, M ^a   Nagai, H ^a   Bito, T ^a   Tsuru, K ^a   Ichihashi, M ^a   Horikawa, Tatsuya ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autologous serum; Desensitization; Heat urticaria; Histamine; Intracutaneous test

Indexed keywords

AZELASTINE; HISTAMINE; HOT WATER;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DESENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HEATING; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; THERMAL EXPOSURE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URTICARIA; WATER IMMERSION;

AGED; FEMALE; HEAT; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; TEMPERATURE; URTICARIA;

EID: 0036436852     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04952.x     Document Type: Article

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