Prevalence of sensitivity to food and drug additives in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 168-171

  Rajan, Jessica P ^a   Simon, Ronald A ^a   Bosso, John V ^b  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^b Allergy and Asthma Consultants of Rockland and Bergen   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic idiopathic urticaria; Drug additives; Food additives

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; BENZOIC ACID; BISULFITE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; DRUG ADDITIVE; FOOD ADDITIVE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; METHYL PARABEN; POTASSIUM METABISULFITE; SODIUM NITRATE; SODIUM NITRITE; TARTRAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN MANIFESTATION; URTICARIA;

CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA; DRUG ADDITIVES; FOOD ADDITIVES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PREVALENCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; URTICARIA;

EID: 84895450610     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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