A reassessment of diagnostic criteria and treatment of idiopathic urticarial vasculitis: A retrospective study of 47 patients

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-170

  Tosoni, C ^b   Lodi Rizzini, F ^b   Cinquini, M ^b   Pasolini, G ^b   Venturini, M ^b   Sinico, R A ^c   Calzavara Pinton, P ^a,b  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Italy)

^c SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CINNARIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DESLORATADINE; HYDROXYZINE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CHILD; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; IDIOPATHIC URTICARIAL VASCULITIS; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOPSY; BLOOD VESSELS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; URTICARIA; VASCULITIS;

EID: 58549116497     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02891.x     Document Type: Article

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