Distinct serum cytokine levels in drug- and measles-induced exanthema

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-229

  Hari, Yvonne ^a   Urwyler, Adrian ^a   Hurni, Michael ^a   Yawalkar, Nikhil ^a   Dahinden, Clemens ^a   Wendland, Thomas ^a   Braathen, Lasse R ^a   Matter, Lucas ^a   Pichler, Werner J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drug allergy; Eosinophilia; Exanthema; IL 5; Measles; Morbilliform rash; Serum cytokine values

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMOXICILLIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CITALOPRAM; DORZOLAMIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDAPAMIDE; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; LOSARTAN; METOLAZONE; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE; SIMVASTATIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TICLOPIDINE; TORASEMIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASLES; PARVOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RUBELLA;

EID: 0032737593     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024271     Document Type: Article

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