Autoimmune chronic urticaria: transferability of autologous serum skin test

作者：Pastore Serena^*; Berti Irene; Longo Giorgio

来源：European Journal of Pediatrics, 2013, 172(4): 569-569.

DOI：10.1007/s00431-013-1936-4

• Chronic urticaria
• Autoimmune urticaria
• ASST
• Antihistamine

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.

• 出版日期2013-4