Urticaria Pigmentosa in a Child: Special Considerations for Vaccines, Dietary Concerns, and Other Management.

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract

Mast Cell Biology Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Electronic address:

Published: April 2021

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