Urticarial vasculitis with a positive autologous serum skin test: Diagnosis and successful therapy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1484-1485

  Athanasiadis, G I ^b   Pfab, F ^b   Kollmar, A ^b   Ring, J ^b   Ollert, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autologous serum skin test; Hashimoto thyreoiditis; Pernicious anemia; Urticarial vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; ROFECOXIB; SELENIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA; URTICARIAL VASCULITIS; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33750528752     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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