Psyllium laxative-induced anaphylaxis, asthma, and rhinitis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 266-268

  Vaswani, S K ^a,b   Hamilton, R G ^a   Valentine, M D ^a   Adkinson Jr , N F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anaphylaxis; IgE antibody, human; psyllium ispaghula

Indexed keywords

ISPAGULA;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SEROLOGY; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029977644     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04604.x     Document Type: Article

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