Chronic urticaria with multiple NSAID intolerance: Is tramadol always a safe alternative analgesic?

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-59

  Asero, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a Ospedale Caduti Bollatesi   (Italy)

^b Ospedale 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic urticaria; Drug allergy; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHLORPHENTERMINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DICLOFENAC; FLOCTAFENINE; KETOROLAC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; PLACEBO; PROPIONIC ACID; PYRAZOLONE DERIVATIVE; ROFECOXIB; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX EDEMA; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRAMADOL; URTICARIA;

EID: 0038466110     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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