Anaphylactic reaction after intramuscular injection of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12): A case report

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 217-219

  Bilwani, Fareena ^a   Adil, Salman N ^a   Sheikh, Usman ^a   Humera, Ayesha ^a   Khurshid, Mohammad ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; PRURITUS; SHIVERING; TONGUE DISEASE; URTICARIA; VOMITING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 22344447210     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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