Food-additive-induced urticaria: A survey of 838 patients with recurrent chronic idiopathic urticaria

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-242

  Di Lorenzo, Gabriele ^a,c   Pacor, Maria Luisa ^b   Mansueto, Pasquale ^a   Martinelli, Nicola ^b   Esposito Pellitteri, Maria ^a   Lo Bianco, Claudia ^a   Ditta, Vito ^a   Leto Barone, Maria Stefania ^a   Napoli, Nicola ^a   Di Fede, Gaetana ^a   Rini, Giovambattista ^a   Corrocher, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Paolo Giaccone Palermo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Double blind placebo controlled challenge; Food additives; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; ERYTHROSINE; FOOD ADDITIVE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; SODIUM METABISULFITE; TARTRAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; URTICARIA;

EID: 27544503028     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088724     Document Type: Article

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