Diagnostic value of autologous serum skin test in autoimmune urticaria

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1023-1024

  Husz, S ^a   Mihalyi, L ^a   Kemeny, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE URTICARIA; AUTOLOGOUS SERUM SKIN TEST; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST; TISSUE REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URTICARIA;

EID: 52249122419     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02831.x     Document Type: Letter

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