Delayed hypersensitivity at the injection sites of a low-molecular-weight heparin

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-34

  Moreau, A ^a   Dompmartin, A ^a   Esnault, P ^a   Michel, M ^a   Leroy, D ^a,b  

^a Department of Dermatology of Caen ^*  (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cutaneous side effects; Delayed hypersensitivity; Drug reaction; Eczema; Heparin; Intradermal; Patch testing technique; Subcutaneous tests; Tests

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN CALCIUM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PRISTINAMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS ALLERGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATCH TEST; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0030049990     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02108.x     Document Type: Article

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