Idiopathic histaminergic angioedema without wheals: a case series of 31 patients

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 81-85

  Faisant, C ^a,b   Boccon Gibod, I ^a,c   Mansard, C ^a,b   Dumestre Perard, C ^d   Pralong, P ^a   Chatain, C ^a   Deroux, A ^a,b,c   Bouillet, L ^a,b,c,e  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c French Reference Center for Angioedema   (France)

^d Hospices Civils de Lyon   (France)

^e CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; Inflammation; Mast Cells; Skin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; D DIMER; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FOOD ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ICATIBANT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRYPTASE; WASP VENOM;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC HISTAMINERGIC ACQUIRED ANGIOEDEMA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MAST CELL; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 84974822747     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cei.12789     Document Type: Article

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