Distal digital vasculitis induced by specific immunotherapy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-103

  Branco ferreira, M ^a   Clode, M H ^a   Palma carlos, A G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Specific immunotherapy; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; NIFEDIPINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DESENSITIZATION; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031963778     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03783.x     Document Type: Article

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