New diagnostic classification of allergic skin disorders

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 403-406

  Johansson, S G O ^a   Bieber, Thomas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Atopic dermatitis; Atopic eczema; Atopic eczema dermatitis syndrome; Contact eczema; European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology; IgE; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SYMPTOM; URTICARIA;

EID: 0036773387     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200210000-00006     Document Type: Review

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