Near-death asthmatic reaction induced by disodium cromoglycate

Internal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 976-978

  Katayama, Hitoshi ^a   Yokoyama, Akihito ^a   Fujino, Shun ^a   Kondo, Kei Ichi ^a   Abe, Masahiro ^a   Nishida, Wataru ^a   Kohara, Katsuhiko ^a   Kohno, Nobuoki ^a   Hiwada, Kunio ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

adverse effect; bronchial asthma; drug induced

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; BECLOMETASONE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE;

EID: 0030483001     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.35.976     Document Type: Article

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