Cutaneous reaction to captopril with positive patch test and lack of cross-sensitivity to enalapril and benazepril

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 316-317

  Lluch Bernal, M ^a   Novalbos, A ^a   Umpierrez, A ^a   Figueredo, E ^a   Bombin, C ^a   Sastre, J ^a  

^a Ciudad Universitaria ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; Benazepril; Captopril; Enalapril; Lack of cross sensitivity; Oral challenge; Positive patch test

Indexed keywords

BARIPRIL; BENAZEPRIL; CAPTOPRIL; ENALAPRIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATCH TEST; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BENZAZEPINES; CAPTOPRIL; CROSS REACTIONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ERUPTIONS; ENALAPRIL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS;

EID: 0032443745     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05952.x     Document Type: Article

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