A non-responsive chronic autoimmune urticaria in a 12-year-old autistic girl treated with cyclosporin

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 619-620

  Giuliodori, K ^a   Ganzetti, G ^a   Campanati, A ^a   Simonetti, O ^a   Marconi, B ^a   Offidani, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTAZOLINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; DESLORATADINE; HYDROXYZINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; MONTELUKAST; THYROID ANTIBODY;

AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URTICARIA;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; URTICARIA;

EID: 63849311238     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02987.x     Document Type: Letter

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