Unusual manifestations of hypersensitivity after a tick bite: Report of two cases

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-46

  Beaudouin, E ^a   Kanny, G ^a   Guerin, B ^b   Guerin, L ^b   Plenat, F ^a   Moneret Vautrin, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b Laboratoire Allerbio   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IXODES RICINUS; LANGERHANS CELL; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; SUPPRESSOR CELL; TICK BITE; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

EID: 0030791987     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63082-7     Document Type: Article

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