Demonstration of an IgE-mediated immunological pathogenesis of a severe adverse reaction to gadopentetate dimeglumine

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-142

  Schiavino, Domenico ^a   Murzilli, F ^b   Del Ninno, M ^a   Buonomo, A ^a   Roncallo, C ^a   Pollastrini, E ^a   De Pasquale, T ^a   Lombardo, C ^a   Nucera, E ^a   Patriarca, G ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b General Hospital of Avezzano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Allergy; Contrast media; Gadolinium

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PASSIVE TRANSFER TEST; RASH; SKIN TEST; TACHYCARDIA; UTERUS; VOMITING;

ADULT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0043011912     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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