A case of borderline leprosy presenting with urticaria-like eruptions: Are there lessons to be learned for allergists?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1622-1624

  Song, Z ^a   Hua, Z ^a   You, Y ^a   Zhai, Z ^a   Yan, H ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Borderline leprosy; Chronic urticaria; Urticaria like eruption

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULITIS;

HUMANS; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URTICARIA;

EID: 82955203415     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02733.x     Document Type: Note

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