Prevalence and relevance of the positivity of skin prick testing in patients with chronic urticaria

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 330-335

  Kulthanan, Kanokvalai ^a   Jiamton, Sukhum ^a   Rutnin, Ni On ^a   Insawang, Metavee ^a   Pinkaew, Sumrauy ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Skin prick testing; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EGG WHITE; FOOD ALLERGEN; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ATOPY; BERMUDA; CAT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLADOSPORIUM; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; EGG YOLK; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FISH; GRASS POLLEN; HAIR; HOSPITAL; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MILK; MITE; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEA FOOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEED; WHEAT; YEAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 45249115284     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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