Oral aspirin challenges in patients with a history of intolerance to single non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 713-716

  Asero, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Drug allergy; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Oral challenge tests; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMINOPHENAZONE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DICLOFENAC; FEPRAZONE; FLOCTAFENINE; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORAMIDOPYRINE; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; PLACEBO; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPIPHENAZONE; PYRAZOLONE; ROFECOXIB; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; URTICARIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; CHILD; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SULFONAMIDES; SULFONES; TRAMADOL; URTICARIA;

EID: 21844441197     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.2228.x     Document Type: Article

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