Urticaria successfully treated by desensitization with grass pollen extract.
We report a case of severe incapacitating seasonal urticaria and angioedema in an 11-year-old boy due to grass pollen sensitivity, who responded well to desensitization therapy with Timothy grass pollen extract.
August
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Skin Hospital, Manchester, U.K.
O'Driscoll
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D000799:Angioedema / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006109:Poaceae; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D014581:Urticaria / Q000628:therapy*
D010936:Plant Extracts