Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 85-87, June 2009

Acute Urticaria in Children

  • Shih-Wen Huang

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Pulmonology/Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

Division of Pulmonology/Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Received 30 December 2008; received in revised form 19 February 2009; accepted 25 February 2009.

Article Outline

The fine article, “First Attack of Acute Urticaria in a Pediatric Emergency Department” by Liu et al, which appeared in the June issue of Pediatrics and Neonatology prompted me to submit comments and a review on the subject of urticaria in children, because this is indeed a pediatric problem that is frequently seen in clinical practice.

Key Words:  acute urticaria , children , treatment

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60041-3

doi:10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60041-3

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 85-87, June 2009

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