Specific immunotherapy to Trichophyton mentagrophytes in chronic urticaria. Two case-reports;Imunoterapia específica a Trichophyton mentagrophytes na urticária crónica. A propósito de dois casos clínicos

Revista Portuguesa de Imunoalergologia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-190

  Machado, Daniel ^a   Pereira, Celso ^a   Loureiro, Graça ^a   Tavares, Beatriz ^a   Ribeiro, Carmelita ^a   Calado, Gisela ^a   Chieira, Celso ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Specific immunotherapy; Trichophyton; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LABORATORY TEST; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRICK TEST; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 77953469177     PISSN: 08719721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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