Atrial fibrillation associated with anaphylaxis during venom and pollen immunotherapy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-211

  Patel, Sanjay C ^a   Detjen, Paul F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; POLLEN ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM; VESPID VENOM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT STING; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036706937     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61940-0     Document Type: Article

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