Prevalence and clinical characteristics of chronic urticaria and positive skin prick testing to mites

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 584-588

  Kulthanan, Kanokvalai ^a   Wachirakahan, Charussri ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chronic urticaria; Mite; Skin prick testing

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ATOPY; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MITE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 56749088083     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0546     Document Type: Review

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