A case report of double-filtration plasmapheresis for the resolution of refractory chronic urticaria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 505-508

  Jiang, Xinxin ^a   Lu, Mingxi ^a   Ying, Yingjuan ^a   Feng, Jian ^a   Ye, Youxin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic urticaria; Cyclosporine; Double filtration plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BCG VACCINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DESLORATADINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EBASTINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY CHRONIC URTICARIA; URTICARIA;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FILTRATION; GAMMA-GLOBULINS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; PLASMAPHERESIS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

EID: 58149186700     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2008.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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