Safety of rush insect venom immunotherapy. The results of a retrospective study in 178 patients

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1176-1179

  Wenzel, J ^a   Meissner Kraemer, M ^a   Bauer, R ^a   Bieber, T ^a   Gerdsen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discontinuation; Hymenoptera venom allergy; Rush venom immunotherapy; Side effect

Indexed keywords

ALK SQ; BEE VENOM; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CETIRIZINE; CLEMASTINE; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INSECT VENOM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; WASP VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; ECZEMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; URTICARIA; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; CHILD; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYMENOPTERA; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WASP VENOMS;

EID: 0242539878     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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