Life-threatening carboplatin hypersensitivity during conditioning for autologous PBSC transplantation: Successful rechallenge after desensitization

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 727-729

  Kook, H ^a,b   Kim, K M ^a   Choi, S H ^a   Choi, B S ^a   Kim, H J ^a   Chung, S Y ^a   Choi, S J N ^a   Hwang, T J ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carboplatin; Conditioning; Desensitization; Hypersensitivity; PBSC transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC METAL COMPLEX; CARBOPLATIN; HISTAMINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031898778     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701161     Document Type: Article

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