title: Autoimmune chronic urticaria: transferability of autologous serum skin test.
abstract: At least 30 % of children with chronic urticaria have an autoimmune aetiology with a positive autologous serum skin test (ASST). ASST is cheap, easy to perform and has good sensibility and specificity in detecting autoantibodies. In case of concern about reliability of ASST because of antihistamine medications, test transferability seems to be feasible.
authors: University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. pastore_serena@libero.it
authors: Serena
authors: S
authors: Pastore
authors: Irene
authors: I
authors: Berti
authors: Giorgio
authors: G
authors: Longo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D044967:Serum / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests; D014581:Urticaria / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies