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Urticaria successfully treated by desensitization with grass pollen extract
Author(s) -
AUGUST P.J.,
O'DRISCOLL J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb04168.x
Subject(s) - pollen , desensitization (medicine) , angioedema , medicine , dermatology , hereditary angioedema , chronic urticaria , botany , biology , receptor
SUMMARY We report a case of severe incapacitating seasonal urticaria and angioedema in an II‐year‐old boy due to grass pollen sensitivity, who responded well to desensitization therapy with Timothy grass pollen extract.