URTICARIA, ANGIOEDEMA, AND AUTOIMMUNITY

Authors
ZURAW BL
Citation
Bl. Zuraw, URTICARIA, ANGIOEDEMA, AND AUTOIMMUNITY, Clinics in laboratory medicine, 17(3), 1997, pp. 559
Citations number
63
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology
Journal title
Clinics in laboratory medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02722712
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-2712(1997)17:3<559:UAAA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Urticaria and angiodema are common swelling disorders. Recent studies provide compelling evidence that chronic idiopathic urticaria and acqu ired C1 inhibitor deficiency are autoantibody-mediated autoimmune dise ases. The role of autoantibodies in these diseases is reveiwed, as wel l as additional associations between swelling disorders and autoimmuni ty.