Furosemide challenge in patients with heart failure and adverse reactions to sulfa-containing diuretics [3] (multiple letters)

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 358-359

  Earl, Grace ^a   Davenport, James ^b   Narula, Jagat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUMETANIDE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIURETIC AGENT; ETACRYNIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SULFANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; TORASEMIDE;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RASH;

EID: 0037452517     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-4-200302180-00025     Document Type: Letter

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