Chronic urticaria and angioedema as the first presentations of common variable immunodeficiency [1]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 664-665

  Altschul, Aimee ^a   Cunningham Rundles, Charlotte ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036794983     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.127002     Document Type: Letter

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