High-dose inhaled fluticasone and delayed hypersensitivity skin testing

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1014-1017

  England, Ronald W ^a,b   Nugent, Jeffrey S ^a   Grathwohl, Kurt W ^a   Hagan, Larry ^a   Quinn, James M ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 759MDOS/MMIA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anergy; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Inhaled corticosteroids; Purified protein derivative testing

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BONE METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSGEUSIA; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN TEST; SORE THROAT; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0037390455     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.4.1014     Document Type: Article

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