Levothyroxine anaphylaxis? Vocal cord dysfunction mimicking an anaphylactic drug reaction

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 337-341

  Nugent, Jeffrey S ^a   Nugent, Angel L ^b   Whisman, Bonnie A ^a   White, Kevin ^a   Hagan, Larry L ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 59 MDW/MMIA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ARMOR; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEVOTHYROXINE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; THYROID DISEASE; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0142090849     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61679-1     Document Type: Article

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