Eyedrop-Induced Allergy: Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic Protocol

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 529-538

  Ventura, Maria Teresa ^a,b   Di Corato, R ^a   Di Leo, E ^a   Foti, C ^a   Buquicchio, R ^a   Sborgia, C ^a   Tursi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atropine sulfate; Excipients; Extemporaneous preparations; Mydriatic eyedrops; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATROPINE; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; EXCIPIENT; EYE DROPS; HOMATROPINE; IMPRECISATE; INDOMETACIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MYDRIATIC AGENT; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; THIOMERSAL; TROPICAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLEPHARITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ERYTHEMA; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPINE; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATCH TESTS; PHENYLEPHRINE; SKIN TESTS; THIMEROSAL;

EID: 0345599074     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IPH-120026438     Document Type: Article

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