Clinical and investigative assessment of patients with positive versus negative autologous serum skin test: A study of 80 south Indian patients

Background: Chronic urticaria (CU) is defined as urticaria persisting daily as or almost daily for more than 6 weeks and affecting 0.1% of the population. Mast cell degranulation and histamine release is of central importance in the pathogenesis of CU. About 40-50% of the patients with chronic idiop...

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Main Authors: D S Krupashankar, K Shashikala, Rama Madala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=6;spage=434;epage=438;aulast=Krupashankar