Association of specific IgE to staphylococcal superantigens with the phenotype of chronic urticaria

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 845-851

  Ye, Young Min ^a   Hur, Gyu Young ^a   Park, Han Jung ^a   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Kim, Hyun Mi ^a   Park, Hae Sim ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspirin hypersensitivity; Chronic urticaria; Specific IgE; Superantigens

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN F, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SUPERANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIGENS; ASPIRIN; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENTEROTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUPERANTIGENS; URTICARIA;

EID: 56049088316     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.5.845     Document Type: Article

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