Incapacitating solar urticaria: successful treatment with omalizumab

Abstract: Solar urticaria is a rare form of physical urticaria mediated by immunoglobulin E. The lesions appear immediately after the sun exposure, interfering with the patient's normal daily life. Omalizumab, a monoclonal anti-IgE antibody, has been recently approved for the treatment of chron...

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Main Authors: Katarina Kieselova, Felicidade Santiago, Martinha Henrique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2019-07-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v94n3/0365-0596-abd-94-03-0331.pdf