Chronic idiopathic urticaria with functional autoantibodies: 12 Years on

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 813-819

  Sabroe, R A ^a   Greaves, M W ^b  

^a BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autoimmune disease; Chronic urticaria; High affinity IgE receptor; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AUTOANTIBODY; CYCLOSPORIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FEXOFENADINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE; METHOTREXATE; MONTELUKAST; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BASOPHIL; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QT PROLONGATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SKIN TEST; THYROID DISEASE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RECEPTORS, IGE; URTICARIA;

EID: 33645808725     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07183.x     Document Type: Article

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