Oral 'desensitization' of maculopapular exanthema from ciprofloxacin

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1246-1248

  Bircher, A J ^a   Rutishauser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cigrofloxacin; Cystic fibrosis; Desensitization; Drug hypersensitivity; Exanthema

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH;

EID: 0031442329     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb02534.x     Document Type: Article

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