Severe food-induced vasculitis in two children
Luisa Businco
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy,
Search for more papers by this authorPaola Falconieri
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy,
Search for more papers by this authorBarbara Bellioni-Businco
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy,
Search for more papers by this authorSami L. Bahna
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLuisa Businco
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy,
Search for more papers by this authorPaola Falconieri
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy,
Search for more papers by this authorBarbara Bellioni-Businco
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy,
Search for more papers by this authorSami L. Bahna
Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
Search for more papers by this authorThis paper is dedicated to the memory of Professor Luisa Businco who shared in the preparation of this manuscript before her death on December 1 1999.
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