Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis and its manifestation as anaphylaxis: A case report and literature review

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 469-477

  Snyder, Joy L ^a   Krishnaswamy, Guha ^b,c  

^a Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b James H Quillen VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CIMETIDINE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DANAZOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INDOMETACIN; LEUPRORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PREDNISONE; STANOZOLOL; TAMOXIFEN; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE PROGESTERONE DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LUTEAL PHASE; MEDLINE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; URTICARIA; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; URTICARIA;

EID: 0037671960     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61838-8     Document Type: Review

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