Allergic reactions after systemic administration of glucocorticosteroid therapy

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1260-1264

  Alexiou, Christoph ^a   Kau, Reinhardt J ^a   Luppa, Peter ^a   Arnold, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMETINDENE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SKIN TEST; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0031723737     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.124.11.1260     Document Type: Article

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