Urticaria following varicella vaccine associated with gelatin allergy

Vaccine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-329

  Singer, Sanford ^a   Johnson, Candice E ^c   Mohr, Rose ^b   Holowecky, Cheryl ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Alzheimer Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gelatin; Urticaria; Varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GELATIN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GELATIN; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN TESTS; SWINE; URTICARIA;

EID: 0344404354     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(98)00209-6     Document Type: Article

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