A life-threatening adverse reaction during trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole desensitization in a previously hypertensive patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1313-1314

  Caumes, Eric ^a   Caumes, E ^a   Guermonprez, G ^a   Winter, C ^a   Katlama, C ^a   Bricaire, F ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEVER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTENSION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH;

EID: 16944361949     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.6.1313     Document Type: Article

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