Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 557-570 , April 2010

Urticarial lesions: If not urticaria, what else? The differential diagnosis of urticaria: Part II. Systemic diseases

  • Anna Peroni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
    • Department of Pathology, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Italy
    • ,
  • Chiara Colato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Section of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
    • ,
  • Giovanna Zanoni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Italy
    • ,
  • Giampiero Girolomoni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Giampiero Girolomoni, MD, Clinica Dermatologica, Università di Verona, Piazzale A. Stefani 1, 37126 Verona, Italy.

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PII: S0190-9622(09)02292-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.11.687

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 557-570 , April 2010

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