Chronic spontaneous urticaria: An autoimmune disease? A revision of the literature

Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 159-164

  Di Lorenzo, Gabriele ^a   Leto Barone, Maria Stefania ^a   La Piana, Simona ^a   Seidita, Aurelio ^a   Rini, Giovam Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous serum skin test; Basophils; Histamine releasing autoantibodies; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; AUTOLOGOUS SERUM SKIN TEST; BASOPHIL HISTAMINE RELEASE ASSAY; CELIAC DISEASE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAST CELL HISTAMINE RELEASE ASSAY; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VITILIGO; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; URTICARIA;

EID: 84881479603     PISSN: 15918890     EISSN: 15919528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10238-012-0188-3     Document Type: Review

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