Streptococcal tonsillitis as a cause of urticaria Tonsillitis and urticaria

BACKGROUND: The primary role of infections in chronic urticaria (CU) is controversial. We hypothesised that streptococcal tonsillitis (ST) could be a primary cause of CU or acute recurrent urticaria (ARU). METHODS: Retrospective study of 14 outpatients observed between January 2000 and December 2009...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Calado, G (author)
Other Authors: Loureiro, G (author), Machado, D (author), Tavares, B (author), Ribeiro, C (author), Pereira, C (author), Segorbe-Luís, A (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1078
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/1078