Successful treatment of disabling cholinergic urticaria

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-220

  Feinberg, Jeff H ^a   Toner, Charles B ^b  

^a Marine Helicopter Squadron One   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; LORATADINE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MONTELUKAST; PROPRANOLOL; RANITIDINE; STEROID;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAPULAR RASH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRURITUS; SAILOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URTICARIA; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 39049164057     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.173.2.217     Document Type: Article

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