Chronic urticaria: An evolving story

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 774-777

  Bernstein, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihistamines; Autologous serum skin test; Physical hives; Pruritis; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; AUTOANTIBODY; AZATADINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CETIRIZINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; COLCHICINE; COLD AGGLUTININ; CORTICOSTEROID; CRYOGLOBULIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAPSONE; DOXEPIN; FIBRINOGEN; GOLD; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; MONTELUKAST; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SALBUTAMOL; STANOZOLOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERYTHEMA; GENETIC LINKAGE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; URTICARIA; VASCULITIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 29444440586     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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