Autoimmune thyroid disease and chronic urticaria
โ Scribed by Cecilia Monge; Paul DeMarco; Kenneth D. Burman; Leonard Wartofsky
- Book ID
- 108703792
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-0664
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## Abstract **Background** Chronic urticaria has been described in patients with __Helicobacter pylori__ infection. Despite numerous studies, the correlation between __H. pylori__ infection and chronic urticaria is doubtful. Our study was performed to determine the prevalence of __H. pylori__ infec
Histamine releasing autoantibodies play a central role in the pathogenesis of chronic urticaria (CU) in approximately 30% of affected patients. We investigated the therapeutic effect of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) on disease activity in patients with severe CU of autoimmune aetiology