The clinical spectrum of ocular allergy

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-324

  Brémond Gignac, Dominique ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Allergic Conjunctivitis; Keratoconjunctivitis; Ocular Allergy; Olopatadine; Physiopathologic Mechanism

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EYE DROPS; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MAST CELL; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ALLERGENS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0036652697     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-002-0060-8     Document Type: Article

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