Anaphylaxis to subcutaneous neutral protamine Hagedorn insulin with simultaneous sensitization to protamine and insulin

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 421-424

  Blanco, C ^a   Castillo, R ^a   Quiralte, J ^a   Delgado, J ^a   Garcia I ^a   De Pablos, P ^a   Carrillo, T ^a  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora del Pino   (Spain)

Author keywords

anaphylaxis; drug allergy; insulin; protamine

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE PHOSPHATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSULIN; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; ISOPHANE INSULIN; PROTAMINE; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029834132     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00153.x     Document Type: Article

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