Ulcerative colitis masked by giant urticaria

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 181-184

  Caroselli, C ^a   Plocco, M ^b   Prattico F ^a   Bruno, C ^c   Antonaglia, C ^c   Rota, F ^c   Curreli, I ^c   Caroselli, A ^c   Bruno, Guglielmo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale San Benedetto   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Giant urticaria; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DESLORATADINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; REMISSION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 33947716317     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000121     Document Type: Article

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