A life-threatening anaphylactoid reaction to polyvalent snake antivenom despite pretreatment

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 257-258

  Arunanthy, Shalini ^a   Hertzberg, Susan R ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HYDROCORTISONE; POLYGELINE; PROMETHAZINE; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; SNAKEBITE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032494102     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140249.x     Document Type: Article

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