AAITO position paper. Chronic urticaria: Diagnostic workup and treatment

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 225-231

  Tedeschi, Alberto ^b   Girolomoni, Giampiero ^c   Asero, Riccardo ^a,d  

^a Ospedale 21   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CETIRIZINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DESLORATADINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EBASTINE; ETORICOXIB; FEXOFENADINE; HEPARIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; HYDROXYZINE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIZOLASTINE; MONTELUKAST; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD ALLERGY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANGIOEDEMA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; URTICARIA;

EID: 37549053671     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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