Assessment of the role of aeroallergens in patients with chronic urticaria

Revue Francaise d'Allergologie

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 394-397

  Refaat, M M ^a   Ossman, E N ^a   Farres, M N ^a   El Khodeery, M M ^a   Arafa, N A ^b   Attia, M Y ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chronic urticaria; Inhalant allergen; Skin prick test; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

AEROALLERGEN; ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; POLLEN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRICK TEST; SKIN TEST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 77953612297     PISSN: 18770320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reval.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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