Autologous serum skin test as an indicator of chronic autoimmune urticaria in a tertiary care hospital in South India

Background: Autologous serum skin test (ASST) is a simple in-vivo clinical test for the detection of basophil histamine releasing activity and to diagnose chronic autoimmune urticaria (CAU) among chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) patients. Diagnosing these patients is also important as they may ne...

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Main Authors: Adaikalampillai Ganapathy Vikramkumar, Sheela Kuruvila, Satyaki Ganguly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
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Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2014;volume=5;issue=6;spage=87;epage=91;aulast=Vikramkumar