Severe allergic reactions to oral artesunate: A report of two cases

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 182-183

  Leonardi, Elisabetta ^a,b   Gilvary, Gabriel ^a   White, Nicholas J ^b,c   Nosten, François ^a,b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Allergy; Artemisinin; Artesunate; Case reports; Chemotherapy; Hypersensitivity; Malaria; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PRURITUS; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; VERTIGO;

ANIMALIA; CINCHONA PUBESCENS;

EID: 0035295415     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90157-9     Document Type: Article

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