Generalized pruritus in a patient sensitized to tobacco and cannabis;Generalisierter pruritus sine materia bei sensibilisierung gegenüber tabak und cannabis

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-304

  Stöckli, Simone Schwarzenbach ^a   Bircher, Andreas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Generalized itching; IgE mediated sensitization; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEVOCETIRIZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN TEST; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; CANNABIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PRURITUS; SKIN TESTS; TOBACCO;

EID: 33947523383     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06270.x     Document Type: Article

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