A case of recurrent facial angioedema associated with elevated tree pollen counts.

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract

Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo. Electronic address:

Published: August 2019


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