Determination of dermatology life quality index, and serum C-reactive protein and plasma interleukin-6 levels in patients with chronic urticaria.

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Published in Postepy Dermatol Alergol on June 20, 2013

Authors

Derya Ucmak1, Meltem Akkurt, Gülten Toprak, Yavuz Yesilova, Enver Turan, Ismail Yıldız

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey.

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