Lack of dehydroepiandrosterone in type I and II hereditary angioedema and role of danazol in steroid hormone conversion

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1320-1325

  Thon, V ^a   Harle P ^b   Scholmerich J ^b   Kuklinek, P ^a   Lokaj, J ^a   Straub, R H ^b  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Cortisol; Danazol; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Hereditary angioedema; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DANAZOL; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANGIOEDEMA, HEREDITARY; CHILD; DANAZOL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 35148896332     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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