Sodium benzoate-induced repeated episodes of acute urticaria/angio-oedema: Randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 898-902

  Nettis, Eustachio ^a   Colanardi, M C ^a   Ferrannini, A ^a   Tursi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Challenge test; Randomized controlled trial; Sodium benzoate; Urticaria angio oedema

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BENZOIC ACID; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INHALED ALLERGEN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URTICARIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; SODIUM BENZOATE; URTICARIA;

EID: 8344241128     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06095.x     Document Type: Article

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