The Treatment of Urticaria and Angioneurotic Edema
Authors: Grafton Tyler Brown
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 December 1929The Treatment of Urticaria and Angioneurotic EdemaGRAFTON TYLER BROWN, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.GRAFTON TYLER BROWN, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-6-591 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUrticaria and angioneurotic edema are commonly spoken of by the laity as hives and giant hives respectively. They are of frequent occurrence, and present to the physician one of his most difficult therapeutic problems.This paper is based upon a careful study of a series of 160 patients with urticaria or angioneurotic edema. As the treatment of these two disease states is the same, I will deal with them together.ALLERGIC RELATIONSHIPUrticaria belongs to the group of allergic diseases which includes bronchial asthma, hay-fever, and eczema. There is a close relationship between urticaria or angioneurotic edema, bronchial asthma, and...References1 BROWN GT: History Taking in Bronchial Asthma. J. A. M. A. 88:1693 (May 28) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2 BROWN OH: Protein Desensitization and the "Food Addition Method" in Asthma. Southwestern Med. 6, No. 8 (Aug.) 1922. Google Scholar3 PESHKIN MM: Ipecac Sensitization and Bronchial Asthma; J. A. M. A. 75: 1133 (Oct. 23) 1920. Bronchial Asthma and Other Allergic Manifestations in Pharmacists; ibid. 82:1854 (June 7) 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 WIDALABRAMIJOLTRAIN FPE: Anaphylaxis to Ipecac. Presse med. 30: 341 (April 22) 1922. Google Scholar5 COOKE RA: Allergy in Drug Idiosyncrasy. J. A. M. A. 73:759 (Sept. 6) 1919. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 BROWN GT: Eosinophilia in Asthma, Hay Fever and Allied Conditions. J. Lab. & Clin. Med. 12:1145 (Sept.) 1927. Google Scholar7 BROWNHUNTER GTOB: Calcium Deficiency in Asthma, Hay-Fever and Allied Conditions. Ann. Clin. Med. 4:299 (Oct.) 1925. Google Scholar8 KAHNROE BSJH: Calcium Absorption from the Intestinal Tract in Human Subjects. J. A. M. A. 86:1761 (June 5) 1926. ROE, J. H., and KAHN, B. S.: Absorption of Calcium from the Intestinal Tract of Human Subjects. J. A. M. A. 88:980 (March 26) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 HAZEN HH: Diseases of the Skin. St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Company, 1915, p. 340. Google Scholar10 SANSUM WD: The Normal Diet. Ed. 2, St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Company, 1927. Google Scholar11 BROWN GT: Bacterial Vaccines in Asthma. Am. J. M. Sc. 171:94 (Jan.) 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12 SCHIFF NS: Non-Specific Versus Specific Therapy in Bronchial Asthma. Am. J. M. Sc. 166:664 (Nov.) 1923. The problems Pertaining to the Proper Management of Allergic Phenomena, with Special Reference to Non-Specific Therapy in Bronchial Asthma and Hay Fever. Ann. Clin. Med. 5:374 (Oct.) 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Read at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Therapeutic Society, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 6, 1929. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEDEMA CIRCUMSCRIPTUM QUINCKEI.LXIV Allergy of the Larynx. With Report of Two CasesClimacteric hypersensitiveness to sun and effortClinical urticaria and hay fever. An unusual symptom complexUrticaria due to grass pollen 1 December 1929Volume 3, Issue 6Page: 591-603KeywordsAllergic diseasesAsthmaEczemaEdemaUrticaria ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1929 PDF downloadLoading ...