Acute Infectious Urticaria. Clinical and Laboratory Analysis in Nineteen Patients.
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Accession number;00A0259760
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| Title;Acute Infectious Urticaria. Clinical and Laboratory Analysis in Nineteen Patients. |
| Author;
SAKURAI M
(Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Jpn)
OBA M
(Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Jpn)
MATSUMOTO K
(Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Jpn)
TOKURA Y
(Hamamatsu Univ. School Of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Jpn)
FURUKAWA F
(Hamamatsu Univ. School Of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Jpn)
TAKIGAWA M
(Hamamatsu Univ. School Of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Jpn)
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Journal Title;J Dermatol
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Journal Code:Z0757A
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ISSN:0385-2407
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VOL.27;NO.2;PAGE.87-93(2000)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, TBL.2, REF.17 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;We treated 19 Japanese patients with acute urticaria presumably caused by infection during the five years from 1994 to 1998. The patients' ages ranged from 2 to 66 years (8 males and 11 females). Most of them had urticaria, angioedema, high fever, neutrophilia, and high serum levels of C reactive protein (CRP). The skin rash lasted more than 24 hours. In four patients, a flow cytometric analysis revealed that the percentage of circulating T cells bearing T-cell receptor V.BETA.3 was decreased during the active stage and that this decrease was susiained for at least 2 to 3 weeks. This suggests that certain T-cell populations were numerically altered in association with the occurrence of the disease. A retrospective review indicated that the combination therapy with corticosteroid and antibiotics was more effective than the single use of either agent. |
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