Diagnosis of urticaria

Acute urticaria do not need extensive diagnostic procedures. Urticaria activity score is a useful tool for evaluation of urticaria. Complete blood count, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein are important investigations for diagnosis of infections in urticaria. Autologous serum skin...

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Main Authors: Nicole Schoepke, Georgios Doumoulakis, Marcus Maurer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=211;epage=218;aulast=Schoepke
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description Acute urticaria do not need extensive diagnostic procedures. Urticaria activity score is a useful tool for evaluation of urticaria. Complete blood count, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein are important investigations for diagnosis of infections in urticaria. Autologous serum skin test is a simple office procedure for diagnosis of auto reactive urticaria. Closed ball point pen tip is a simple test to diagnose dermographism.
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spellingShingle Nicole Schoepke
Georgios Doumoulakis
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Diagnosis of urticaria
Indian Journal of Dermatology
Autologous serum skin test
dermographism
urticaria activity score
title Diagnosis of urticaria
title_full Diagnosis of urticaria
title_fullStr Diagnosis of urticaria
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis of urticaria
title_short Diagnosis of urticaria
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topic Autologous serum skin test
dermographism
urticaria activity score
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