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. 2004 Oct;60(4):372-8.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80015-7. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Chronic Urticaria : Expanding the Autoimmune Kaleidoscope

Y K Sharma  1 , Vinay Gera  2 , V D Tiwari  3
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Chronic Urticaria : Expanding the Autoimmune Kaleidoscope

Y K Sharma et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2004 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Autoimmune; Chronic urticaria (CU).

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Chronic urticaria - diverse aetiology
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Mast cell degranulation
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Mast cell secretagogues (immunological)
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Duration of wheals is pointer to aetiology in chronic urticaria
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