Validation of basophil histamine release against the autologous serum skin test and outcome of serum-induced basophil histamine release studies in a large population of chronic urticaria patients

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1152-1156

  Platzer, M H ^a   Grattan, C E H ^b,c   Poulsen, L K ^a   Skov, P S ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autologous serum skin test; Chronic urticaria; Serum induced histamine release

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; FC RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 3;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUTOLOGOUS SERUM SKIN TEST; BASOPHIL; CHILD; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; BASOPHILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 23844505978     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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