Autologous serum skin test in children with chronic spontaneous urticaria
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Evaluation of the utility of autologous serum skin test and the efficacy of autologous serum therapy in chronic spontaneous urticaria
Background: Autologous serum skin test (ASST) evaluates the presence of any serum histamine-releasing factors and histamine-releasing autoantibodies. Autologous serum therapy (AST) is a therapy in which repeated injections of autologous serum are administered intramuscularly for treatment of chronicspontaneous urticaria (CSU). The aim of this study is to evaluate the advantages and compare the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Allergy and Immunology (BJAI)
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2318-5015
DOI: 10.5935/2318-5015.20130037