Evidence of impaired sense of smell in hereditary angioedema

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-154

  Perricone, C ^a   Agmon Levin, N ^b,c   Shoenfeld, N ^b   De Carolis, C ^d   Guarino, M D ^e   Gigliucci, G ^e   Milana, I ^e   Novelli, L ^e   Valesini, G ^a   Perricone, R ^e   Shoenfeld, Y ^b,c,f  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Sheba Medical Center   (Italy)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^f TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

C1INH; complement; hereditary angioedema; smell; systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT CH50; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; DANAZOL; PREDNISONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEMENT CLASSICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOSMIA; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SMELLING; SNIFFIN STICKS KIT; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; ANGIOEDEMAS, HEREDITARY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENT C1 INHIBITOR PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT C4; COMPLEMENT HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY ASSAY; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, CLASSICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; SMELL;

EID: 78650010356     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02453.x     Document Type: Article

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