Serum interleukin-18 in patients with chronic ordinary urticaria: Association with disease activity

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 568-570

  Tedeschi, A ^a   Lorini, M ^a   Suli, C ^a   Asero, R ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b San Carlo Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; DESLORATADINE; FEXOFENADINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 18; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 34547818650     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02450.x     Document Type: Article

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