Anaphylactic reaction elicited by condurango bark in a patient allergic to natural rubber latex

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 281-282

  Pfützner, Wolfgang ^a,b   Thomas, Peter ^a   Rueff, Franziska ^a   Przybilla, Bernhard ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA; BEVERAGE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; IMMUNOLOGY; SURGICAL GLOVE; TREE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; BEVERAGES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LATEX; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREES;

EID: 0031990954     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70394-X     Document Type: Article

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