Fatal anaphylaxis after a yellow jacket sting, despite venom immunotherapy, in two patients with mastocytosis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 1 I, 1997, Pages 153-154

  Elberink, J N G O ^a   De Monchy, J G R ^a   Kors, J W ^a   Van Doormaal, J J ^a   Dubois, A E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT STING; MASTOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; URTICARIA;

EID: 0031016905     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70314-2     Document Type: Article

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