A retrospective review of clinical presentation, thyroid autoimmunity, laboratory characteristics, and therapies used in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 496-501

  Najib, Umer ^a   Bajwa, Zahid H ^a   Ostro, Martin G ^a   Sheikh, Javed ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; THYROXINE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTOIMMUNITY; BASOPHIL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL SURFACE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DONOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 74749105578     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60266-9     Document Type: Article

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