Open AccessSeasonal Exacerbation of Asthma Is Frequently Associated with Recurrent Episodes of Acute Urticaria
Author(s) -
Zahava Vadasz,
Aharon Kessel,
Alon Y. Hershko,
Marcus Maurer,
Elias Toubi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international archives of allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1423-0097
pISSN - 1018-2438
DOI - 10.1159/000446183
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , exacerbation , incidence (geometry) , allergy , immunology , population , physics , optics , environmental health
Asthma and urticaria are both partially mediated by an increased release of histamine from highly activated mast cells. They are pathophysiologically different, as mast cell degranulation in these 2 disorders results from different mechanisms.
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