Masked penicillin exposure leading to intensive care unit treatment [16]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 228-229

  Grims, R H ^a   Reiter, H ^a   Aberer, W ^a   Kranke B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZIDOCILLIN; BENZYLPENICILLOIC ACID; CEFACLOR; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TEST; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URTICARIA;

ANAPHYLAXIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 22944456197     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06714.x     Document Type: Letter

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