Anaphylaxis induced by glucocorticoids

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-146

  Erdmann, Stephan M ^a   Abuzahra, Faris ^a   Merk, Hans F ^a   Schroeder, Anja ^a   Baron, Jens M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; RASH; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT FAILURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 23044486109     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.2.143     Document Type: Article

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