Chronic urticaria caused by Hymenolepis nana in an adopted girl

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 821-822

  Marseglia, G L ^a   Marseglia, A ^b   Licari, A ^b   Castellazzi, A M ^b   Ciprandi, G ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hymenolepis nana; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PRAZIQUANTEL; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTED CHILD; ADOPTIVE PARENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYMNENOLEPIS NANA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; PARASITE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOPTION; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYMENOLEPIASIS; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; PRAZIQUANTEL; URTICARIA;

EID: 34250671887     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01362.x     Document Type: Article

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