Intolerance to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs might precede by years the onset of chronic urticaria

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1095-1098

  Asero, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic urticaria; Drug allergy; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug intolerance

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; FLOCTAFENINE; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; MORNIFLUMATE; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLONE; ROFECOXIB; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK;

EID: 0038404910     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.1444     Document Type: Article

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