Autologous serum skin test in chronic idiopathic urticaria: Prevalence, correlation and clinical implications

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-206

  Kulthanan, Kanokvalai ^a   Jiamton, Sukhum ^a   Gorvanich, Taniya ^a   Pinkaew, Sumruay ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TEST; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BASOPHILS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 33847385370     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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