Allergic-type reactions to corticosteroids

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 451-460

  Kamm, Gayle L ^a   Hagmeyer, Kathleen O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b University of Toledo ^*

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Hydrocortisone; Methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; BRONCHOSPASM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CROSS ALLERGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN TEST; SNEEZING; TACHYCARDIA; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CROSS REACTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032931513     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18276     Document Type: Review

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