Chronic urticaria is usually associated with fibromyalgia syndrome

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-392

  Torresani, Claudio ^a   Bellafiore, Salvatore ^a   De Panfilis, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic urticaria; Fibromyalgia syndrome; Mast cells; Neuropathic pain; Neuropeptides; Skin nerve fibres

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; URTICARIA;

EID: 69249116224     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0653     Document Type: Article

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