Clinical Signs and Symptoms are not Enough for the Correct Diagnosis of Allergic Conjunctivitis

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 232-237

  Martin A ^a   Gomez Demel, E ^b   Gagliardi, J ^b   Berra, A ^b   Mariani, A L ^c   Baena Cagnani, C E ^d   Daraio, M C ^b   Urrets Zavalia, J ^e   Urrets Zavalia, E ^e   Gallino, N ^b   Serra, Horacio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^d Hospital Infantil Municipal de Cordoba   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Allergic conjunctivitis; Diagnosis; Eosinophils; IgE; Prick tests; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KETOTIFEN FUMARATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PRICK TEST; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS; TEARS;

EID: 10744220152     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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