Chronic urticaria: Etiology and natural course in children

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-230

  Sahiner, Umit M ^a   Civelek, Ersoy ^a   Tuncer, Ayfer ^a   Yavuz, S Tolga ^a   Karabulut, Erdem ^a   Sackesen, Cansin ^a   Sekerel, Bülent E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autologous serum skin test; Autoreactive; Children; Chronic spontaneous urticaria; Epidemiology; Prognosis; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEFEROXAMINE; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHRONIC SPONTANEOUS URTICARIA; CHRONIC URTICARIA; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955962383     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322349     Document Type: Article

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