Unexpected delayed-type hypersensitivity skin reactions to the ultra-low-molecular-weight heparin fondaparinux

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-415

  Maetzke, J ^a   Hinrichs, R ^a   Schneider, L A ^a   Scharffetter Kochanek, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heparin allergy; Ultra low molecular weight heparin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CERTOPARIN; DALTEPARIN; DANAPAROID; DESULFATOHIRUDIN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; HEPARIN CALCIUM; HEPARINOID; HIRUDIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 14344263635     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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