Urticaria, angioedema, and rheumatologic disease.
Urticaria and angioedema are common processes that are experienced by 15% to 25% of the population at least once during a lifetime. This article presents an overview of urticaria and angioedema with emphasis on these processes as they relate to rheumatic disease. Discussion includes classification of urticaria and angioedema and recommended evaluation and treatment of patients presenting with such problems.
Kulp-Shorten
C L
CL
University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Callen
J P
JP
D000799:Angioedema / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003174:Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014581:Urticaria / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
D003174:Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins