Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome: A case report and review

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-39

  Buna, Donna ^a  

^a KELOWNA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; CLONAZEPAM; DIMENHYDRINATE; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HUMAN INSULIN; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROXYZINE; METOLAZONE; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PROCHLORPERAZINE; QUINIDINE ACID SULFATE; THYROXINE;

AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NAUSEA; RASH; VOMITING;

EID: 0034117344     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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