Allergic reactions to glyceryl trinitrate and isosorbide dinitrate demonstrating cross-sensitivity

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 700-702

  Aquilina, Sue ^a   Felice, H ^b   Boffa, M J ^a  

^a Sir Paul Boffa Hospital   (Malta)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NICORANDIL; ORGANIC NITRATE; TRIMETAZIDINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS ALLERGY; DRUG USE; FACE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PAPULAR SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN EDEMA; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITROGLYCERIN; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 18744365748     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2002.01165.x     Document Type: Article

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