Successful administration of iron dextran in a patient who experienced a life threatening reaction to intravenous iron dextran

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 262-263

  Hickman, Martha A ^a   Bernstein, I Leonard ^a   Palascak, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EPHEDRINE; IRON DEXTRAN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034007116     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62764-0     Document Type: Article

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