Successful treatment of cholinergic urticaria with anti-immunoglobulin E therapy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-249

  Metz, M ^b   Bergmann, P ^b   Zuberbier, T ^b   Maurer, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anti immunoglobulin E; Cholinergic urticaria; Mast cells; Omalizumab; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DANAZOL; DAPSONE; DESLORATADINE; DOXEPIN; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; KETOTIFEN; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LEVOCETIRIZINE; MONTELUKAST; OMALIZUMAB; PROPRANOLOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC URTICARIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

EID: 37749011236     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01591.x     Document Type: Article

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