Omalizumab as a therapeutic alternative for chronic urticaria

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 556-

  Callejas Rubio, José Luis ^a   Sánchez Cano, Daniel ^a   Lara, Maria Angeles ^a   Ortego Centeno, Norberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METHOTREXATE; OMALIZUMAB; STEROID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 55849142882     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60302-X     Document Type: Letter

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