Chronic idiopathic urticaria in Taiwan: A clinical study of demographics, aggravating factors, laboratory findings, serum autoreactivity and treatment response

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-182

  Lee, Hsing Chuan ^a,b   Hong, Jin Bon ^a   Chu, Chia Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAINAN SIN LAU HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atopy; Autoimmune urticaria; Autologous serum skin test; Thyroid autoimmunity; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DESLORATADINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LEVOCETIRIZINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SERUM; SKIN TEST; TAIWAN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEATHER;

EID: 79955572041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60028-4     Document Type: Article

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