Anaphylaxis in adults referred to a clinical immunology/allergy centre in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 529-534

  Thong, Bernard Yu Hor ^a   Cheng, Y K ^a   Leong, K P ^a   Tang, C Y ^a   Chng, H H ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hypersensitivity; Immunotherapy; Radioallergosorbent test; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT VENOM; LATEX; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RUBBER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CENTER; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPOTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT BITE; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRICK TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SINGAPORE; SKIN TEST; SYNCOPE; URTICARIA; WASP;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLLUSCA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHELLFISH; SINGAPORE;

EID: 26044432880     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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