Autoimmune urticaria response to high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin [1]

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 307-308

  Klote, Mary M ^a   Nelson, Michael R ^a   Engler, Renata J M ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; HUMAN INSULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INSULIN;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FECES ANALYSIS; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; LETTER; MALE; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; URTICARIA; VITILIGO;

EID: 13944269823     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61313-0     Document Type: Letter

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