Methylprednisolone anaphylaxis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 583-585

  Schonwald, Seth ^a,b  

^a Deaconess Nashoba Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032885488     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90202-4     Document Type: Article

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