Abstract
At least 30%of children with chronic urticaria have an autoimmune aetiology with a positive autologous serum skin test (ASST). ASST is cheap, easy to perform and has good sensibility and specificity in detecting autoantibodies. In case of concern about reliability of ASST because of antihistamine medications, test transferability seems to be feasible.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 569 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | European Journal of Pediatrics |
Volume | 172 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
Keywords
- Antihistamine
- ASST
- Autoimmune urticaria
- Chronic urticaria
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health