Oral cyclophosphamide in a case of cyclosporin and steroid-resistant chronic urticaria showing autoreactivity on autologous serum skin testing [4]

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 582-583

  Asero, R ^a  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CETIRIZINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEPHROTOXICITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 23044449810     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01799.x     Document Type: Letter

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