Gouty patient hypersensitive to allopurinol: An intractable case [2]

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-65

  Wang, Di ^a   Xhu, Xue Jun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; Gout; Hypersensitivity; Tophi

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; URICOSURIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DESENSITIZATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GOUT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN NODULE; URIC ACID STONE;

EID: 14644429757     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00718.x     Document Type: Letter

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