Improvement of chronic idiopathic urticaria with L-thyroxine: A new TSH role in immune response?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 489-493

  Aversano, M ^a   Caiazzo, P ^a   Iorio, G ^a   Ponticiello, L ^a   Lagana B ^a   Leccese, F ^a  

^a Endocrinology Unit ASL NA3   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroiditis; Chronic urticaria; Immune response; Interleukines; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NEPHELOMETRY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

EID: 14744288634     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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