Nonimmediate reactions to systemic corticosteroids suggest an immunological mechanism

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 665-670

  Padial, A ^a   Posadas, S ^a   Alvarez, J ^a   Torres, M J ^b   Alvarez, J A ^a   Mayorga, C ^b   Blanca, Miguel ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Corticosteroids; Cytokines; Skin testing

Indexed keywords

ACTOCORTINA; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; BETAMETHASONE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45RO ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; DEFLAZACORT; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 4; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG REEXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; MEMORY CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PATCH TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN TEST; SUPPRESSOR CELL; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; BETAMETHASONE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN TESTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 17644415676     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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